# Index/Datastream Daily ingest size

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-datastream-daily-ingest-size/384801>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [January 29, 2026, 4:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-datastream-daily-ingest-size/384801 "2026-01-29T16:58:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Elk\_huh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d26b3c/32.png) [@Elk\_huh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Elk_huh)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 4:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-datastream-daily-ingest-size/384801/1 "2026-01-29T16:58:23Z")

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I need to find out our daily ingest rate

1. how do you do this for Datastreams

2. how do you do this for Indices

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**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:** [January 30, 2026, 3:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-datastream-daily-ingest-size/384801/2 "2026-01-30T03:41:08Z")

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What Version are you on?

Unfortunately, not so easy? (should be easier)

You can use these commands 24 hours apart and subtract  
or a week and subtract and divide by 7

`GET _cat/indices`

or

`GET /_stats/store,docs`

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**Author:** ![Elk\_huh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d26b3c/32.png) [@Elk\_huh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Elk_huh)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2026, 8:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-datastream-daily-ingest-size/384801/3 "2026-02-03T20:07:35Z")

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8.17, yeah with the Datastreams it was a bit difficult