Commands
Overview
Explore the command surface of the independent, unofficial open-source ES CLI, grouped by functional area.
Every command supports -h/--help. Commands that render API data accept
-o json|yaml; es node hot-threads remains plain text.
Connectivity & configuration
es cluster health -o json # cluster reachability and health
es config list-profiles # configured connections
es config use-profile staging # switch the active profile
es version # CLI build informationGroups
Cluster monitoring
Health, stats, settings, allocation, nodes, and shards.
Indices & templates
Indices, aliases, templates, mappings, rollover, and reindex.
Documents & search
Document operations, Query DSL, SQL, count, and multi-search.
Ingest & ILM
Ingest pipelines, simulation, and lifecycle policies.
This is a curated tour. Use es <group> --help and
es <group> <command> --help for exhaustive usage and flags.