# Index health **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [May 13, 2013, 9:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-health/11933 "2013-05-13T09:19:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![threez](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/threez/32/2469_2.png) [@threez](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/threez)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2013, 9:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-health/11933/1 "2013-05-13T09:19:54Z")
Hey, i have the following problem. I want to regulary check if all indices are working and if not rebuild them. In my setup i have 3 nodes and the shards of all indices are distributed across them all. I want to use the /\_status information to decide if an index need to be rebuild. Currently i check if all shards are STARTED, but i think this is not an optimal solution. The status RECOVERING for example means, that there was a problem that is self healing. But which of the shard states is actually bad ? CLOSED? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**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, 2:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-health/11933/2 "2017-07-06T02:36:56Z")
Closed on July 6, 2017, 2:36am UTC