# List of all indices using the ElasticSeach Java API with Jest
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/list-of-all-indices-using-the-elasticseach-java-api-with-jest/17198
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [April 25, 2014, 12:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/list-of-all-indices-using-the-elasticseach-java-api-with-jest/17198 "2014-04-25T12:49:22Z")
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### Author:  [@bluestockings](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bluestockings)
#### Post date: [April 25, 2014, 12:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/list-of-all-indices-using-the-elasticseach-java-api-with-jest/17198/1 "2014-04-25T12:49:22Z")
Hej,
I'm just working with ElasticSearch for a week now, and I seem unable to retrieve a list of all existing indices as Strings using the Java API.
Could someone give me a hint or point out a good documentation to that?
Greetings
Christina
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### Author:  [@R\_Toma](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/R_Toma)
#### Post date: [April 25, 2014, 6:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/list-of-all-indices-using-the-elasticseach-java-api-with-jest/17198/2 "2014-04-25T18:06:38Z")
Hi,
I do not know Jest, but if you can call the 'aliases' api you get a list of indices/aliases.
Regards,
Renzo
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2017, 1:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/list-of-all-indices-using-the-elasticseach-java-api-with-jest/17198/3 "2017-07-06T01:33:29Z")