# How to retrieve list of indices in 0.19.11

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-retrieve-list-of-indices-in-0-19-11/9947>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [December 5, 2012, 7:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-retrieve-list-of-indices-in-0-19-11/9947 "2012-12-05T07:01:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Barak\_Yaish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9de053/32.png) [@Barak\_Yaish](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Barak_Yaish)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2012, 7:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-retrieve-list-of-indices-in-0-19-11/9947/1 "2012-12-05T07:01:36Z")

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Hi,

In 0.19.3, I used to retrieve list of indices using  
“client.admin().indices().prepareStatus( "" ).execute().actionGet()”, then  
getting the list using “indicesStatusResponse.indices().keySet()”.

In 0.19.11, the above throws the following:

org.elasticsearch.common.util.concurrent.UncategorizedExecutionException:  
Failed execution

at  
org.elasticsearch.action.support.AdapterActionFuture.rethrowExecutionException(AdapterActionFuture.java:88)

at  
org.elasticsearch.action.support.AdapterActionFuture.actionGet(AdapterActionFuture.java:49)  
at me.EsClient.listIndexNames(EsClient.java:645)  
at me.EsClient.main(EsClient.java:246)  
Caused by: java.lang.StringIndexOutOfBoundsException: String index out of  
range: 0  
at java.lang.String.charAt(String.java:686)  
at  
org.elasticsearch.cluster.metadata.MetaData.convertFromWildcards(MetaData.java:547)  
at  
org.elasticsearch.cluster.metadata.MetaData.concreteIndices(MetaData.java:471)  
at  
org.elasticsearch.action.support.broadcast.TransportBroadcastOperationAction$AsyncBroadcastAction.(TransportBroadcastOperationAction.java:141)  
at  
org.elasticsearch.action.support.broadcast.TransportBroadcastOperationAction.doExecute(TransportBroadcastOperationAction.java:73)  
at  
org.elasticsearch.action.support.broadcast.TransportBroadcastOperationAction.doExecute(TransportBroadcastOperationAction.java:44)  
at  
org.elasticsearch.action.support.TransportAction.execute(TransportAction.java:61)  
at  
org.elasticsearch.action.support.broadcast.TransportBroadcastOperationAction$TransportHandler.messageReceived(TransportBroadcastOperationAction.java:362)  
at  
org.elasticsearch.action.support.broadcast.TransportBroadcastOperationAction$TransportHandler.messageReceived(TransportBroadcastOperationAction.java:342)  
at  
org.elasticsearch.transport.netty.MessageChannelHandler.handleRequest(MessageChannelHandler.java:210)  
at  
org.elasticsearch.transport.netty.MessageChannelHandler.messageReceived(MessageChannelHandler.java:111)  
at  
org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.SimpleChannelUpstreamHandler.handleUpstream(SimpleChannelUpstreamHandler.java:75)  
at  
org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.DefaultChannelPipeline.sendUpstream(DefaultChannelPipeline.java:565)  
at  
org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.DefaultChannelPipeline$DefaultChannelHandlerContext.sendUpstream(DefaultChannelPipeline.java:793)  
at  
org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.Channels.fireMessageReceived(Channels.java:296)  
at  
org.elasticsearch.common.netty.handler.codec.frame.FrameDecoder.unfoldAndFireMessageReceived(FrameDecoder.java:458)  
at  
org.elasticsearch.common.netty.handler.codec.frame.FrameDecoder.callDecode(FrameDecoder.java:439)  
at  
org.elasticsearch.common.netty.handler.codec.frame.FrameDecoder.messageReceived(FrameDecoder.java:303)  
at  
org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.SimpleChannelUpstreamHandler.handleUpstream(SimpleChannelUpstreamHandler.java:75)  
at  
org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.DefaultChannelPipeline.sendUpstream(DefaultChannelPipeline.java:565)  
at  
org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.DefaultChannelPipeline$DefaultChannelHandlerContext.sendUpstream(DefaultChannelPipeline.java:793)  
at  
org.elasticsearch.common.netty.OpenChannelsHandler.handleUpstream(OpenChannelsHandler.java:74)  
at  
org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.DefaultChannelPipeline.sendUpstream(DefaultChannelPipeline.java:565)  
at  
org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.DefaultChannelPipeline.sendUpstream(DefaultChannelPipeline.java:560)  
at  
org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.Channels.fireMessageReceived(Channels.java:268)  
at  
org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.Channels.fireMessageReceived(Channels.java:255)  
at  
org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.socket.nio.NioWorker.read(NioWorker.java:84)  
at  
org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.socket.nio.AbstractNioWorker.processSelectedKeys(AbstractNioWorker.java:471)  
at  
org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.socket.nio.AbstractNioWorker.run(AbstractNioWorker.java:332)  
at  
org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.socket.nio.NioWorker.run(NioWorker.java:35)  
at  
org.elasticsearch.common.netty.util.ThreadRenamingRunnable.run(ThreadRenamingRunnable.java:102)  
at  
org.elasticsearch.common.netty.util.internal.DeadLockProofWorker$1.run(DeadLockProofWorker.java:42)  
at  
java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:886)  
at  
java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:908)  
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)

So, how can I get the list of indices?

Thanks.

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**Post date:** [December 5, 2012, 11:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-retrieve-list-of-indices-in-0-19-11/9947/2 "2012-12-05T11:50:36Z")

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Hi Barak,

If you want to see all indices use the no arg prepareStatus method  
like I did in this example:

> <https://gist.github.com/martijnvg/4214961>

Martijn

On 5 December 2012 08:01, barak [barak.yaish@gmail.com](mailto:barak.yaish@gmail.com) wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> In 0.19.3, I used to retrieve list of indices using  
> “client.admin().indices().prepareStatus( "" ).execute().actionGet()”, then  
> getting the list using “indicesStatusResponse.indices().keySet()”.
> 
> In 0.19.11, the above throws the following:
> 
> org.elasticsearch.common.util.concurrent.UncategorizedExecutionException:  
> Failed execution
> 
> at  
> org.elasticsearch.action.support.AdapterActionFuture.rethrowExecutionException(AdapterActionFuture.java:88)  
> at  
> org.elasticsearch.action.support.AdapterActionFuture.actionGet(AdapterActionFuture.java:49)  
> at me.EsClient.listIndexNames(EsClient.java:645)  
> at me.EsClient.main(EsClient.java:246)  
> Caused by: java.lang.StringIndexOutOfBoundsException: String index out of  
> range: 0  
> at java.lang.String.charAt(String.java:686)  
> at  
> org.elasticsearch.cluster.metadata.MetaData.convertFromWildcards(MetaData.java:547)  
> at  
> org.elasticsearch.cluster.metadata.MetaData.concreteIndices(MetaData.java:471)  
> at  
> org.elasticsearch.action.support.broadcast.TransportBroadcastOperationAction$AsyncBroadcastAction.(TransportBroadcastOperationAction.java:141)  
> at  
> org.elasticsearch.action.support.broadcast.TransportBroadcastOperationAction.doExecute(TransportBroadcastOperationAction.java:73)  
> at  
> org.elasticsearch.action.support.broadcast.TransportBroadcastOperationAction.doExecute(TransportBroadcastOperationAction.java:44)  
> at  
> org.elasticsearch.action.support.TransportAction.execute(TransportAction.java:61)  
> at  
> org.elasticsearch.action.support.broadcast.TransportBroadcastOperationAction$TransportHandler.messageReceived(TransportBroadcastOperationAction.java:362)  
> at  
> org.elasticsearch.action.support.broadcast.TransportBroadcastOperationAction$TransportHandler.messageReceived(TransportBroadcastOperationAction.java:342)  
> at  
> org.elasticsearch.transport.netty.MessageChannelHandler.handleRequest(MessageChannelHandler.java:210)  
> at  
> org.elasticsearch.transport.netty.MessageChannelHandler.messageReceived(MessageChannelHandler.java:111)  
> at  
> org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.SimpleChannelUpstreamHandler.handleUpstream(SimpleChannelUpstreamHandler.java:75)  
> at  
> org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.DefaultChannelPipeline.sendUpstream(DefaultChannelPipeline.java:565)  
> at  
> org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.DefaultChannelPipeline$DefaultChannelHandlerContext.sendUpstream(DefaultChannelPipeline.java:793)  
> at  
> org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.Channels.fireMessageReceived(Channels.java:296)  
> at  
> org.elasticsearch.common.netty.handler.codec.frame.FrameDecoder.unfoldAndFireMessageReceived(FrameDecoder.java:458)  
> at  
> org.elasticsearch.common.netty.handler.codec.frame.FrameDecoder.callDecode(FrameDecoder.java:439)  
> at  
> org.elasticsearch.common.netty.handler.codec.frame.FrameDecoder.messageReceived(FrameDecoder.java:303)  
> at  
> org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.SimpleChannelUpstreamHandler.handleUpstream(SimpleChannelUpstreamHandler.java:75)  
> at  
> org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.DefaultChannelPipeline.sendUpstream(DefaultChannelPipeline.java:565)  
> at  
> org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.DefaultChannelPipeline$DefaultChannelHandlerContext.sendUpstream(DefaultChannelPipeline.java:793)  
> at  
> org.elasticsearch.common.netty.OpenChannelsHandler.handleUpstream(OpenChannelsHandler.java:74)  
> at  
> org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.DefaultChannelPipeline.sendUpstream(DefaultChannelPipeline.java:565)  
> at  
> org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.DefaultChannelPipeline.sendUpstream(DefaultChannelPipeline.java:560)  
> at  
> org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.Channels.fireMessageReceived(Channels.java:268)  
> at  
> org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.Channels.fireMessageReceived(Channels.java:255)  
> at  
> org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.socket.nio.NioWorker.read(NioWorker.java:84)  
> at  
> org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.socket.nio.AbstractNioWorker.processSelectedKeys(AbstractNioWorker.java:471)  
> at  
> org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.socket.nio.AbstractNioWorker.run(AbstractNioWorker.java:332)  
> at  
> org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.socket.nio.NioWorker.run(NioWorker.java:35)  
> at  
> org.elasticsearch.common.netty.util.ThreadRenamingRunnable.run(ThreadRenamingRunnable.java:102)  
> at  
> org.elasticsearch.common.netty.util.internal.DeadLockProofWorker$1.run(DeadLockProofWorker.java:42)  
> at  
> java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:886)  
> at  
> java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:908)  
> at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)
> 
> So, how can I get the list of indices?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> --

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Met vriendelijke groet,

Martijn van Groningen

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**Author:** ![Barak\_Yaish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9de053/32.png) [@Barak\_Yaish](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Barak_Yaish)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2012, 12:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-retrieve-list-of-indices-in-0-19-11/9947/3 "2012-12-05T12:06:19Z")

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Thanks!

On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 1:50 PM, Martijn v Groningen \<  
[martijn.v.groningen@gmail.com](mailto:martijn.v.groningen@gmail.com)\> wrote:

> Hi Barak,
> 
> If you want to see all indices use the no arg prepareStatus method  
> like I did in this example:  
> [Show all indices. · GitHub](https://gist.github.com/4214961)
> 
> Martijn
> 
> On 5 December 2012 08:01, barak [barak.yaish@gmail.com](mailto:barak.yaish@gmail.com) wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > In 0.19.3, I used to retrieve list of indices using  
> > “client.admin().indices().prepareStatus( "" ).execute().actionGet()”,  
> > then  
> > getting the list using “indicesStatusResponse.indices().keySet()”.
> > 
> > In 0.19.11, the above throws the following:
> > 
> > org.elasticsearch.common.util.concurrent.UncategorizedExecutionException:  
> > Failed execution
> > 
> > at
> 
> org.elasticsearch.action.support.AdapterActionFuture.rethrowExecutionException(AdapterActionFuture.java:88)
> 
> > at
> 
> org.elasticsearch.action.support.AdapterActionFuture.actionGet(AdapterActionFuture.java:49)
> 
> > at me.EsClient.listIndexNames(EsClient.java:645)  
> > at me.EsClient.main(EsClient.java:246)  
> > Caused by: java.lang.StringIndexOutOfBoundsException: String index out of  
> > range: 0  
> > at java.lang.String.charAt(String.java:686)  
> > at
> 
> org.elasticsearch.cluster.metadata.MetaData.convertFromWildcards(MetaData.java:547)
> 
> > at
> 
> org.elasticsearch.cluster.metadata.MetaData.concreteIndices(MetaData.java:471)
> 
> > at
> 
> org.elasticsearch.action.support.broadcast.TransportBroadcastOperationAction$AsyncBroadcastAction.(TransportBroadcastOperationAction.java:141)
> 
> > at
> 
> org.elasticsearch.action.support.broadcast.TransportBroadcastOperationAction.doExecute(TransportBroadcastOperationAction.java:73)
> 
> > at
> 
> org.elasticsearch.action.support.broadcast.TransportBroadcastOperationAction.doExecute(TransportBroadcastOperationAction.java:44)
> 
> > at
> 
> org.elasticsearch.action.support.TransportAction.execute(TransportAction.java:61)
> 
> > at
> 
> org.elasticsearch.action.support.broadcast.TransportBroadcastOperationAction$TransportHandler.messageReceived(TransportBroadcastOperationAction.java:362)
> 
> > at
> 
> org.elasticsearch.action.support.broadcast.TransportBroadcastOperationAction$TransportHandler.messageReceived(TransportBroadcastOperationAction.java:342)
> 
> > at
> 
> org.elasticsearch.transport.netty.MessageChannelHandler.handleRequest(MessageChannelHandler.java:210)
> 
> > at
> 
> org.elasticsearch.transport.netty.MessageChannelHandler.messageReceived(MessageChannelHandler.java:111)
> 
> > at
> 
> org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.SimpleChannelUpstreamHandler.handleUpstream(SimpleChannelUpstreamHandler.java:75)
> 
> > at
> 
> org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.DefaultChannelPipeline.sendUpstream(DefaultChannelPipeline.java:565)
> 
> > at
> 
> org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.DefaultChannelPipeline$DefaultChannelHandlerContext.sendUpstream(DefaultChannelPipeline.java:793)
> 
> > at
> 
> org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.Channels.fireMessageReceived(Channels.java:296)
> 
> > at
> 
> org.elasticsearch.common.netty.handler.codec.frame.FrameDecoder.unfoldAndFireMessageReceived(FrameDecoder.java:458)
> 
> > at
> 
> org.elasticsearch.common.netty.handler.codec.frame.FrameDecoder.callDecode(FrameDecoder.java:439)
> 
> > at
> 
> org.elasticsearch.common.netty.handler.codec.frame.FrameDecoder.messageReceived(FrameDecoder.java:303)
> 
> > at
> 
> org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.SimpleChannelUpstreamHandler.handleUpstream(SimpleChannelUpstreamHandler.java:75)
> 
> > at
> 
> org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.DefaultChannelPipeline.sendUpstream(DefaultChannelPipeline.java:565)
> 
> > at
> 
> org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.DefaultChannelPipeline$DefaultChannelHandlerContext.sendUpstream(DefaultChannelPipeline.java:793)
> 
> > at
> 
> org.elasticsearch.common.netty.OpenChannelsHandler.handleUpstream(OpenChannelsHandler.java:74)
> 
> > at
> 
> org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.DefaultChannelPipeline.sendUpstream(DefaultChannelPipeline.java:565)
> 
> > at
> 
> org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.DefaultChannelPipeline.sendUpstream(DefaultChannelPipeline.java:560)
> 
> > at
> 
> org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.Channels.fireMessageReceived(Channels.java:268)
> 
> > at
> 
> org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.Channels.fireMessageReceived(Channels.java:255)
> 
> > at
> 
> org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.socket.nio.NioWorker.read(NioWorker.java:84)
> 
> > at
> 
> org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.socket.nio.AbstractNioWorker.processSelectedKeys(AbstractNioWorker.java:471)
> 
> > at
> 
> org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.socket.nio.AbstractNioWorker.run(AbstractNioWorker.java:332)
> 
> > at
> 
> org.elasticsearch.common.netty.channel.socket.nio.NioWorker.run(NioWorker.java:35)
> 
> > at
> 
> org.elasticsearch.common.netty.util.ThreadRenamingRunnable.run(ThreadRenamingRunnable.java:102)
> 
> > at
> 
> org.elasticsearch.common.netty.util.internal.DeadLockProofWorker$1.run(DeadLockProofWorker.java:42)
> 
> > at
> 
> java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:886)
> 
> > at
> 
> java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:908)
> 
> > at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)
> > 
> > So, how can I get the list of indices?
> > 
> > Thanks.
> > 
> > --
> 
> --  
> Met vriendelijke groet,
> 
> Martijn van Groningen
> 
> --

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