# Java api equivalent to the get settings for an index http api **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [August 21, 2012, 7:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-api-equivalent-to-the-get-settings-for-an-index-http-api/8804 "2012-08-21T19:23:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wes\_Plunk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/wes_plunk/32/2446_2.png) [@Wes\_Plunk](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Wes_Plunk)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2012, 7:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-api-equivalent-to-the-get-settings-for-an-index-http-api/8804/1 "2012-08-21T19:23:50Z")
Does this exist in the Java API? [http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/api/admin-indices-get-settings.html](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/api/admin-indices-get-settings.html) -- ---
**Author:** ![Ivan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/df788c/32.png) [@Ivan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ivan)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2012, 9:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-api-equivalent-to-the-get-settings-for-an-index-http-api/8804/2 "2012-08-21T21:16:17Z")
ClusterStateRequest is probably what you are looking for. All REST calls get transformed into Java API calls. The REST call you highlighted can be found at RestGetSettingsAction. -- Ivan On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 12:23 PM, Wes Plunk [wes@wesandemily.com](mailto:wes@wesandemily.com) wrote: > Does this exist in the Java API? > [Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/api/admin-indices-get-settings.html) > > -- -- ---
**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, 3:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-api-equivalent-to-the-get-settings-for-an-index-http-api/8804/3 "2017-07-06T03:15:34Z")