# Get mapping definitions
**GET /{index}/_mapping**
**All methods and paths for this operation:**
GET
/_mapping
GET
/{index}/_mapping
For data streams, the API retrieves mappings for the stream’s backing indices.
## 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
- **index** (string | array[string])
Comma-separated list of data streams, indices, and aliases used to limit the request.
Supports wildcards (`*`).
To target all data streams and indices, omit this parameter or use `*` or `_all`.
### Query parameters
- **allow_no_indices** (boolean)
If `false`, the request returns an error if any wildcard expression, index alias, or `_all` value targets only missing or closed indices.
This behavior applies even if the request targets other open indices.
- **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 missing or closed index.
- **local** (boolean)
If `true`, the request retrieves information from the local node only.
- **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.
## Responses
### 200
#### Body: application/json (object)
- ***** (object)
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