# Size for each fields in type

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/size-for-each-fields-in-type/74052
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [February 6, 2017, 11:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/size-for-each-fields-in-type/74052 "2017-02-06T11:53:43Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![Balamurali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/90db22/32.png) [@Balamurali](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Balamurali)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2017, 11:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/size-for-each-fields-in-type/74052/1 "2017-02-06T11:53:43Z")

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Hi all,

we are using ES 1.3.7 cluster.  
how to find a size of fields in index by API?  
can anyone please help us!!!

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### Author: ![Mark\_Harwood](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mark_harwood/32/10538_2.png) [@Mark\_Harwood](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mark_Harwood)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2017, 12:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/size-for-each-fields-in-type/74052/2 "2017-02-06T12:01:43Z")

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> [@Balamurali](#):
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> how to find a size of fields

Memory usage or disk?

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### Author: ![Balamurali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/90db22/32.png) [@Balamurali](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Balamurali)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2017, 12:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/size-for-each-fields-in-type/74052/3 "2017-02-06T12:04:28Z")

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Thanks @Mark_Harwood

Disk Usage

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### Author: ![Mark\_Harwood](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mark_harwood/32/10538_2.png) [@Mark\_Harwood](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mark_Harwood)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2017, 12:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/size-for-each-fields-in-type/74052/4 "2017-02-06T12:09:14Z")

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The [CAT api](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/guide/1.x/_cat_api.html) looks to offer some index-level stats that may be able to help

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### Author: ![Balamurali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/90db22/32.png) [@Balamurali](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Balamurali)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2017, 12:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/size-for-each-fields-in-type/74052/5 "2017-02-06T12:19:40Z")

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sorry @Mark_Harwood, already searched in CAT API but didn't got it .

but few months back , used similar to something like this /\_field\_stats?fields=\*" for getting size of fields

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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: [March 6, 2017, 12:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/size-for-each-fields-in-type/74052/6 "2017-03-06T12:20:01Z")

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