# Resolve indices


**POST /_resolve/index/{name}**

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

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                      <span class="operation-verb get">GET</span>
                      <span class="operation-path">/_resolve/index/{name}</span>
                      </div>
                    <div>
                      <span class="operation-verb post">POST</span>
                      <span class="operation-path">/_resolve/index/{name}</span>
                      </div>
                    

Resolve the names and/or index patterns for indices, aliases, and data streams.
Multiple patterns and remote clusters are supported.

## Required authorization

* Index privileges: `view_index_metadata`



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


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


## Parameters

### Path parameters
- **name** (string | array[string])
  Comma-separated name(s) or index pattern(s) of the indices, aliases, and data streams to resolve.
  Resources on remote clusters can be specified using the `<cluster>`:`<name>` syntax.

### Query parameters
- **expand_wildcards** (string | array[string])
  Type of index that wildcard patterns can match.
  If the request can target data streams, this argument determines whether wildcard expressions match hidden data streams.
  Supports comma-separated values, such as `open,hidden`.

  Supported values include:
    - `all`: Match any data stream or index, including hidden ones.
    - `open`: Match open, non-hidden indices. Also matches any non-hidden data stream.
    - `closed`: Match closed, non-hidden indices. Also matches any non-hidden data stream. Data streams cannot be closed.
    - `hidden`: Match hidden data streams and hidden indices. Must be combined with `open`, `closed`, or `both`.
    - `none`: Wildcard expressions are not accepted.

- **ignore_unavailable** (boolean)
  If `false`, the request returns an error if it targets a concrete (non-wildcarded)
  index, alias, or data stream that is missing, closed, or otherwise unavailable.
  If `true`, unavailable concrete targets are silently ignored.
- **allow_no_indices** (boolean)
  A setting that does two separate checks on the index expression.
  If `false`, the request returns an error (1) if any wildcard expression
  (including `_all` and `*`) resolves to zero matching indices or (2) if the
  complete set of resolved indices, aliases or data streams is empty after all
  expressions are evaluated. If `true`, index expressions that resolve to no
  indices are allowed and the request returns an empty result.
- **mode** (string | array[string])
  Filter indices by index mode - standard, lookup, time_series, etc. Comma-separated list of IndexMode. Empty means no filter.

  Supported values include: `standard`, `time_series`, `logsdb`, `lookup`


### Body: application/json (object)

object

## Responses
### 200


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

- **aliases** (array[object])

- **data_streams** (array[object])



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