[[index-patterns-api-default-get]]
=== Get default index pattern API
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<titleabbrev>Get default index pattern</titleabbrev>
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experimental[] Retrieve a default index pattern ID. Kibana UI uses default index pattern unless user picks a different one.

[[index-patterns-api-default-get-request]]
==== Request

`GET <kibana host>:<port>/api/index_patterns/default`

`GET <kibana host>:<port>/s/<space_id>/api/index_patterns/default`

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==== Path parameters

`space_id`::
(Optional, string) An identifier for the space. If `space_id` is not provided in the URL, the default space is used.

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==== Response code

`200`::
Indicates a successful call.

[[index-patterns-api-default-get-example]]
==== Example

Retrieve the default index pattern id:

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$ curl -X GET api/index_patterns/default
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// KIBANA

The API returns an ID of a default index pattern:

[source,sh]
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{
    "index_pattern_id": "..."
}
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In case there is no default index pattern, the API returns:

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{
    "index_pattern_id": null
}
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