# How to get a specific ES setting? **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [March 16, 2016, 3:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-get-a-specific-es-setting/44571 "2016-03-16T15:00:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dr01](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dr01/32/8482_2.png) [@dr01](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dr01)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2016, 3:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-get-a-specific-es-setting/44571/1 "2016-03-16T15:00:44Z")
Is there a way to get from ES the value of a specific setting? For instance, imagine that we want to know the value of `index.translog.flush_threshold_period` so to know whether it has been changed manually or it has its default value. I'm talking about something like that: [http://mynode:9200/\_all/\_settings?name=index.translog.flush\_threshold\_period](http://mynode:9200/_all/_settings?name=index.translog.flush_threshold_period) I've read these similar questions ([here](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-there-a-way-to-ask-es-what-settings-its-using/26531) and [here](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-settings-on-cluster-level/26445)) but as far as I understood them the OPs wanted to get the full list of settings the node or cluster is using. On my part, I'd like to get a particular setting. Thanks in advance. EDIT: It will appear in the output of [http://mynode:9200/\_all/\_settings](http://mynode:9200/_all/_settings) when set as different from its default value. However, is it possible to get this value alone? ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2016, 4:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-get-a-specific-es-setting/44571/2 "2016-03-18T04:31:38Z")
No there isn't unfortunately. Please do raise something against GH though as it sounds like a good one! ---
**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, 11:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-get-a-specific-es-setting/44571/3 "2017-07-05T23:07:19Z")