# Get Size of only primary shards

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/get-size-of-only-primary-shards/58839>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [August 24, 2016, 3:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/get-size-of-only-primary-shards/58839 "2016-08-24T15:39:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![prasanna\_kumar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/aca169/32.png) [@prasanna\_kumar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/prasanna_kumar)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2016, 3:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/get-size-of-only-primary-shards/58839/1 "2016-08-24T15:39:24Z")

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How can i get the size of only primary shards?  
using java api?

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**Author:** ![danielmitterdorfer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/danielmitterdorfer/32/110510_2.png) [@danielmitterdorfer](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/danielmitterdorfer)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2016, 3:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/get-size-of-only-primary-shards/58839/2 "2016-08-24T15:57:04Z")

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Hi @prasanna_kumar,

very quick and dirty but should get you started:

```auto
long totalSizeInBytes = 0;
for (Map.Entry<String, IndexStats> indexStats : client().admin().indices().prepareStats().get().getIndices().entrySet()) {
    totalSizeInBytes += indexStats.getValue().getPrimaries().getStore().getSize().bytes();
}
System.out.printf("total size is %d bytes.%n", totalSizeInBytes);

```

Also: you do not specify what you mean by "size". I assumed you meant size in bytes.

Daniel

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**Author:** ![prasanna\_kumar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/aca169/32.png) [@prasanna\_kumar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/prasanna_kumar)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2016, 6:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/get-size-of-only-primary-shards/58839/3 "2016-08-24T18:55:34Z")

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Thank you @danielmitterdorfer it helped.  
IndicesStatsResponse response = client.admin().indices().prepareStats(indexName).clear()  
.setStore(true).execute().actionGet();  
ByteSizeValue bsv2 = response.getIndex(indexName).getPrimaries().getStore().getSize();

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 10:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/get-size-of-only-primary-shards/58839/4 "2017-07-05T22:25:26Z")

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