# Index size and no of docs is unknown **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [January 30, 2015, 3:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-size-and-no-of-docs-is-unknown/21916 "2015-01-30T03:26:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bvnagaraju](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed655f/32.png) [@bvnagaraju](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bvnagaraju)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2015, 3:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-size-and-no-of-docs-is-unknown/21916/1 "2015-01-30T03:26:54Z")
Hi , am ingesting 6 million docs in elastic search,after 2.8 million docs ingested head show unkown for size and no of docs for the index . Any idea ? Any way I can use this index ? [https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-jk2oXgh0kGQ/VMr5gAyWP8I/AAAAAAAABRU/w0M-vJoesRs/s1600/Unknow\_SizeDocs.png](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-jk2oXgh0kGQ/VMr5gAyWP8I/AAAAAAAABRU/w0M-vJoesRs/s1600/Unknow_SizeDocs.png) -- 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). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/bb8b334c-870d-4021-9105-fc7a45c1d207%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/bb8b334c-870d-4021-9105-fc7a45c1d207%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**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:** [January 30, 2015, 7:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-size-and-no-of-docs-is-unknown/21916/2 "2015-01-30T07:00:43Z")
Try using the \_cat/indices API and see what your index shows. On 30 January 2015 at 14:26, bvnrwork [budda08nitt@gmail.com](mailto:budda08nitt@gmail.com) wrote: > Hi , > > am ingesting 6 million docs in Elasticsearch,after 2.8 million docs > ingested head show unkown for size and no of docs for the index . > > Any idea ? Any way I can use this index ? > > [https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-jk2oXgh0kGQ/VMr5gAyWP8I/AAAAAAAABRU/w0M-vJoesRs/s1600/Unknow\_SizeDocs.png](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-jk2oXgh0kGQ/VMr5gAyWP8I/AAAAAAAABRU/w0M-vJoesRs/s1600/Unknow_SizeDocs.png) > > -- > 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). > To view this discussion on the web visit > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/bb8b334c-870d-4021-9105-fc7a45c1d207%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/bb8b334c-870d-4021-9105-fc7a45c1d207%40googlegroups.com) > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/bb8b334c-870d-4021-9105-fc7a45c1d207%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/bb8b334c-870d-4021-9105-fc7a45c1d207%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > . > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- 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). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEYi1X8rq%3DPigor\_c-%3DZMC6bsmhY\_JdJXMDCfUCAw7SpdKemvg%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEYi1X8rq%3DPigor_c-%3DZMC6bsmhY_JdJXMDCfUCAw7SpdKemvg%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**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, 12:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-size-and-no-of-docs-is-unknown/21916/3 "2017-07-06T00:35:45Z")