# Get global checkpoints

**GET /{index}/_fleet/global_checkpoints**

Get the current global checkpoints for an index.
This API is designed for internal use by the Fleet server project.


## Servers
- http://api.example.com: http://api.example.com ()


## Authentication methods
- Api key auth
- Basic auth
- Bearer auth


## Parameters

### Path parameters
- **index** (string)
  A single index or index alias that resolves to a single index.

### Query parameters
- **wait_for_advance** (boolean)
  A boolean value which controls whether to wait (until the timeout) for the global checkpoints
  to advance past the provided `checkpoints`.
- **wait_for_index** (boolean)
  A boolean value which controls whether to wait (until the timeout) for the target index to exist
  and all primary shards be active. Can only be true when `wait_for_advance` is true.
- **checkpoints** (array[number])
  A comma separated list of previous global checkpoints. When used in combination with `wait_for_advance`,
  the API will only return once the global checkpoints advances past the checkpoints. Providing an empty list
  will cause Elasticsearch to immediately return the current global checkpoints.
- **timeout** (string)
  Period to wait for a global checkpoints to advance past `checkpoints`.


## Responses
### 200


#### Body: application/json (object)
- **global_checkpoints** (array[number])

- **timed_out** (boolean)



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