[[indices-get-mapping]]
=== Get mapping API
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<titleabbrev>Get mapping</titleabbrev>
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Retrieves <<mapping,mapping definitions>> for one or more indices. For data
streams, the API retrieves mappings for the stream's backing indices.

[source,console]
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GET /my-index-000001/_mapping
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// TEST[setup:my_index]

[[get-mapping-api-request]]
==== {api-request-title}

`GET /_mapping`

`GET /<target>/_mapping`

[[get-mapping-api-prereqs]]
==== {api-prereq-title}

* If the {es} {security-features} are enabled, you must have the
`view_index_metadata` or `manage` <<privileges-list-indices,index privilege>>
for the target data stream, index, or alias.

[[get-mapping-api-path-params]]
==== {api-path-parms-title}

`<target>`::
(Optional, 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`.

[[get-mapping-api-query-params]]
==== {api-query-parms-title}

include::{es-ref-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=allow-no-indices]
+
Defaults to `true`.

include::{es-ref-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=expand-wildcards]
+
Defaults to `open`.

include::{es-ref-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=index-ignore-unavailable]

include::{es-ref-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=local]

include::{es-ref-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=master-timeout]


[[get-mapping-api-example]]
==== {api-examples-title}

[[get-mapping-api-multi-ex]]
===== Multiple data streams and indices

The get mapping API can be used to get more than one data stream or index with a
single call. General usage of the API follows the following syntax:
`host:port/<target>/_mapping` where `<target>` can accept a comma-separated
list of names. To get mappings for all data streams and indices in a cluster, use `_all` or `*` for `<target>`
or omit the `<target>` parameter.
The following are some examples:

[source,console]
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GET /my-index-000001,my-index-000002/_mapping
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// TEST[s/^/PUT my-index-000001\nPUT my-index-000002\n/]

If you want to get mappings of all indices in a cluster, the following
examples are equivalent:

[source,console]
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GET /*/_mapping

GET /_all/_mapping

GET /_mapping
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// TEST[setup:my_index]