# Resolve Indices API: Missing documentation for params \`allow\_no\_indices\`, \`ignore\_unavailable\` and target \`\_all\`

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/resolve-indices-api-missing-documentation-for-params-allow-no-indices-ignore-unavailable-and-target-all/309964>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [July 19, 2022, 1:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/resolve-indices-api-missing-documentation-for-params-allow-no-indices-ignore-unavailable-and-target-all/309964 "2022-07-19T01:38:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![pavan02](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/pavan02/32/105584_2.png) [@pavan02](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pavan02)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2022, 1:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/resolve-indices-api-missing-documentation-for-params-allow-no-indices-ignore-unavailable-and-target-all/309964/1 "2022-07-19T01:38:11Z")

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[Resolve index API | Elasticsearch Guide [8.3] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/indices-resolve-index-api.html) documentation doesn't describe params `allow_no_indices`, `ignore_unavailable` and `_all` target. However, those params and target is actually working.

Does resolve API actually support above and documentation needs to be updated accordingly or  
documentation is correct maybe it should throw exception for passing illegal arguments?

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 1:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/resolve-indices-api-missing-documentation-for-params-allow-no-indices-ignore-unavailable-and-target-all/309964/2 "2022-08-16T01:38:37Z")

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