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[[upgrade-assistant-api]]
== Upgrade assistant APIs

Check the upgrade status of your Elasticsearch cluster and reindex indices that were created in the previous major version. The assistant helps you prepare for the next major version of Elasticsearch.

The following upgrade assistant APIs are available:

* <<upgrade-assistant-api-status, Upgrade readiness status API>> to check the status of your cluster

* <<start-resume-reindex, Start or resume reindex API>> to start a new reindex or resume a paused reindex

* <<check-reindex-status, Check reindex status API>> to check the status of the reindex operation

* <<cancel-reindex, Cancel reindex API>> to cancel reindexes that are waiting for the Elasticsearch reindex task to complete

include::upgrade-assistant/status.asciidoc[]
include::upgrade-assistant/reindexing.asciidoc[]
include::upgrade-assistant/check_reindex_status.asciidoc[]
include::upgrade-assistant/cancel_reindex.asciidoc[]
