# Get lifecycle policies


**GET /_ilm/policy/{policy}**

**All methods and paths for this operation:**

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                      <span class="operation-verb get">GET</span>
                      <span class="operation-path">/_ilm/policy</span>
                      </div>
                    <div>
                      <span class="operation-verb get">GET</span>
                      <span class="operation-path">/_ilm/policy/{policy}</span>
                      </div>

## Required authorization

* Cluster privileges: `manage_ilm`,`read_ilm`



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


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


## Parameters

### Path parameters
- **policy** (string)
  Identifier for the policy.

### Query parameters
- **master_timeout** (string)
  Period to wait for a connection to the master node. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.
- **timeout** (string)
  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)
- ***** (object)



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