# "GET \_cat/indices" does not output all the indices **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [December 16, 2021, 7:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/get-cat-indices-does-not-output-all-the-indices/292096 "2021-12-16T07:36:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![raulk89](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@raulk89](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/raulk89)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2021, 7:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/get-cat-indices-does-not-output-all-the-indices/292096/1 "2021-12-16T07:36:10Z")
Hi Elastic, kibana 7.15.1 This gives me 31 rows (30 indices in total and first row for heading) `GET _cat/indices/*?v&s=index:desc` ```auto health status index uuid pri rep docs.count docs.deleted store.size pri.store.size green open metricbeat-7.15.1 Sg_Qw8L5TzGelnbN0kL0Wg 1 0 49 0 479.7kb 479.7kb .............. ........... ......... green open .monitoring-es-7-mb-2021.12.10 rWeEyRgXQ6WyaejYtczZyw 1 0 914506 0 476.3mb 476.3mb green open .kibana_task_manager_7.15.1_001 m714WabpTvWQxel_fza32w 1 0 18 20334 2.9mb 2.9mb green open .kibana_7.15.1_001 yzDp69dxQla3hNFc_QqOdw 1 0 183 122 10.5mb 10.5mb green open .kibana-event-log-7.15.1-000002 6sNxfBtjQ8GTSpV-q4VSCQ 1 0 0 0 208b 208b green open .kibana-event-log-7.15.1-000001 Ij00mOLCT-Cg3hF255AKLA 1 0 18 0 61kb 61kb green open .fleet-policies-7 JRnuIPXuTtyQMZgLeQeI3A 1 0 1 0 5.7kb 5.7kb green open .async-search noD20NV6SwiqPXXo0xSjHw 1 0 0 0 259b 259b green open .apm-custom-link UvgEVYqLRl-jlj2P7qw2FA 1 0 0 0 261b 261b green open .apm-agent-configuration 6H5VY9ouT_696OwqfOt6gw 1 0 0 0 283b 283b ``` I have sorted this output also by index name, so it is easier to follow. So there are 4 ".kibana\*" indexes present (I pasted all of these there). But, when I search like this, then I get 5 ".kibana\*" indices. `GET _cat/indices/.ki*?v&s=index:desc` ```auto health status index uuid pri rep docs.count docs.deleted store.size pri.store.size green open .kibana_task_manager_7.15.1_001 m714WabpTvWQxel_fza32w 1 0 18 20553 2.9mb 2.9mb green open .kibana_security_session_1 9lyvAGzjQ1KG1qkpsCjlOg 1 0 19 0 19.6kb 19.6kb green open .kibana_7.15.1_001 yzDp69dxQla3hNFc_QqOdw 1 0 183 127 10.5mb 10.5mb green open .kibana-event-log-7.15.1-000002 6sNxfBtjQ8GTSpV-q4VSCQ 1 0 0 0 208b 208b green open .kibana-event-log-7.15.1-000001 Ij00mOLCT-Cg3hF255AKLA 1 0 18 0 61kb 61kb ``` This one indice " **.kibana\_security\_session\_1**" is not present from my first command "GET \_cat/indices/\*?v&s=index:desc" Why is that..? Also, there are many more indices like that. So it is not the only one. Regards Raul ---
**Author:** ![raulk89](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@raulk89](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/raulk89)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2021, 8:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/get-cat-indices-does-not-output-all-the-indices/292096/2 "2021-12-16T08:13:04Z")
Also, when searching with phrase " **ilm-history** \*", I get 1 index. ```auto GET _cat/indices/ilm-history*?v&s=index:desc health status index uuid pri rep docs.count docs.deleted store.size pri.store.size green open ilm-history-3-000004 yHULkcqlQk6i-OyRZq4mlg 1 0 0 0 261b 261b ``` But actually there are 4 more (so 5 in total) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/c/e/ce78935645e81171941de9fcac75b6bedc9ec07b.png) When I search with exact match, then I can see those as well ```auto GET _cat/indices/ilm-history-2-000016?v&s=index:desc health status index uuid pri rep docs.count docs.deleted store.size pri.store.size green open ilm-history-2-000016 vPGJAaOCQ4iK6dxjuSzAug 1 0 0 0 208b 208b ``` Raul ---
**Author:** ![stephenb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/stephenb/32/40856_2.png) [@stephenb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stephenb)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2021, 7:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/get-cat-indices-does-not-output-all-the-indices/292096/3 "2021-12-16T19:24:18Z")
Is there an issue or just curious try `GET /_cat/indices/ilm*?v&s=index&expand_wildcards=all` Most the system indices will be really hidden in 8.0 so most this will go away 🙂 See [Here](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/cat-indices.html) > `expand_wildcards` > > (Optional, string) Type of index that wildcard patterns can match. If the request can target data streams, this argument determines whether wildcard expressions match hidden data streams. Supports comma-separated values, such as `open,hidden` . Valid values are: > > `all` > > Match any data stream or index, including [hidden](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/multi-index.html#hidden) ones. > > `open` > > Match open, non-hidden indices. Also matches any non-hidden data stream. > > `closed` > > Match closed, non-hidden indices. Also matches any non-hidden data stream. Data streams cannot be closed. > > `hidden` > > Match hidden data streams and hidden indices. Must be combined with `open` , `closed` , or both. > > `none` > > Wildcard patterns are not accepted. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 7:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/get-cat-indices-does-not-output-all-the-indices/292096/4 "2022-01-13T19:24:37Z")
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