# Get follower stats **GET /{index}/_ccr/stats** Get cross-cluster replication follower stats. The API returns shard-level stats about the "following tasks" associated with each shard for the specified indices. ## Required authorization * Cluster privileges: `monitor` [About cross-cluster replication](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/tools/cross-cluster-replication) ## Servers - http://api.example.com: http://api.example.com () ## Authentication methods - Api key auth - Basic auth - Bearer auth ## Parameters ### Path parameters - **index** (string | array[string]) A comma-delimited list of index patterns. ### Query parameters - **timeout** (string) The period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error. ## Responses ### 200 #### Body: application/json (object) - **indices** (array[object]) An array of follower index statistics. [Powered by Bump.sh](https://bump.sh)