# How to get elasticsearch version with Perl api?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-get-elasticsearch-version-with-perl-api/2203>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [June 9, 2015, 11:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-get-elasticsearch-version-with-perl-api/2203 "2015-06-09T11:19:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![dominicnicholas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8dc957/32.png) [@dominicnicholas](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dominicnicholas)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2015, 11:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-get-elasticsearch-version-with-perl-api/2203/1 "2015-06-09T11:19:14Z")

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Hi,

I'm using the [https://metacpan.org/pod/Search::Elasticsearch](https://metacpan.org/pod/Search::Elasticsearch) module and want to get the versions of elasticsearch and lucene. What is the equivalent of curl [http://localhost:9200](http://localhost:9200) via the Perl 1.20 api please ? I've read the docs but maybe am missing a simple version method somewhere ? I've tried the following ...

1. $e-\>cluster-\>info - results in an 'Can't locate object method "info" via package "Search::Elasticsearch::Client::Direct::Cluster" error

2. $e-\>get( index =\> '', type =\> '', id =\> '' ) which results in an '[Param] \*\* Missing required param (index) in (get) request.' error

Thanks for any help!  
Dom

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**Author:** ![Clinton\_Gormley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@Clinton\_Gormley](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Clinton_Gormley)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2015, 8:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-get-elasticsearch-version-with-perl-api/2203/2 "2015-06-10T20:04:18Z")

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This will do it:

```
$e->info
```

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**Author:** ![dominicnicholas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8dc957/32.png) [@dominicnicholas](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dominicnicholas)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2015, 12:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-get-elasticsearch-version-with-perl-api/2203/3 "2015-06-11T00:49:13Z")

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Perfect - thanks!

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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 6, 2017, 12:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-get-elasticsearch-version-with-perl-api/2203/4 "2017-07-06T00:08:21Z")

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