elasticsearch/docs/java-rest/high-level/indices/indices_exists.asciidoc

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=== Index Exists API

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==== Index Exists Request

The high-level REST client uses a +{request}+ for Index Exists API. The index name (or indices' names) are required.

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<1> Index

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==== Optional arguments
Index exists API also accepts following optional arguments, through a +{request}+:

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<1> Whether to return local information or retrieve the state from master node
<2> Return result in a format suitable for humans
<3> Whether to return all default setting for each of the indices
<4> Controls how unavailable indices are resolved and how wildcard expressions are expanded

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==== Response
The response is a +{response}+ value, indicating whether the index (or indices) exist.