---
title: Get indexes order
description: Datadog, the leading service for cloud-scale monitoring.
breadcrumbs: Docs > API Reference > Logs Indexes
---

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| Datadog site      | API endpoint                                                     |
| ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ap1.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v1/logs/config/index-order |
| ap2.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v1/logs/config/index-order |
| app.datadoghq.eu  | GET https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v1/logs/config/index-order      |
| app.ddog-gov.com  | GET https://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v1/logs/config/index-order      |
| us2.ddog-gov.com  | GET https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v1/logs/config/index-order  |
| app.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v1/logs/config/index-order     |
| us3.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v1/logs/config/index-order |
| us5.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v1/logs/config/index-order |

### Overview

Get the current order of your log indexes. This endpoint takes no JSON arguments. This endpoint requires the `logs_read_config` permission.

### Response

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OK
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Object containing the ordered list of log index names.

| Field                         | Type     | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| ----------------------------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| index_names [*required*] | [string] | Array of strings identifying by their name(s) the index(es) of your organization. Logs are tested against the query filter of each index one by one, following the order of the array. Logs are eventually stored in the first matching index. |

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```json
{
  "index_names": [
    "main",
    "payments",
    "web"
  ]
}
```

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Forbidden
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Error response object.

| Field                    | Type     | Description                          |
| ------------------------ | -------- | ------------------------------------ |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | Array of errors returned by the API. |

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```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```

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Too many requests
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Error response object.

| Field                    | Type     | Description                          |
| ------------------------ | -------- | ------------------------------------ |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | Array of errors returned by the API. |

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```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```

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### Code Example

##### 
                  \# Curl command curl -X GET "https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v1/logs/config/index-order" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "DD-API-KEY: ${DD_API_KEY}" \
-H "DD-APPLICATION-KEY: ${DD_APP_KEY}" 
                
##### 

```python
"""
Get indexes order returns "OK" response
"""

from datadog_api_client import ApiClient, Configuration
from datadog_api_client.v1.api.logs_indexes_api import LogsIndexesApi

configuration = Configuration()
with ApiClient(configuration) as api_client:
    api_instance = LogsIndexesApi(api_client)
    response = api_instance.get_logs_index_order()

    print(response)
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=python) and then save the example to `example.py` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" python3 "example.py"
##### 

```ruby
# Get indexes order returns "OK" response

require "datadog_api_client"
api_instance = DatadogAPIClient::V1::LogsIndexesAPI.new
p api_instance.get_logs_index_order()
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=ruby) and then save the example to `example.rb` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" rb "example.rb"
##### 

```go
// Get indexes order returns "OK" response

package main

import (
	"context"
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"os"

	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-go/v2/api/datadog"
	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-go/v2/api/datadogV1"
)

func main() {
	ctx := datadog.NewDefaultContext(context.Background())
	configuration := datadog.NewConfiguration()
	apiClient := datadog.NewAPIClient(configuration)
	api := datadogV1.NewLogsIndexesApi(apiClient)
	resp, r, err := api.GetLogsIndexOrder(ctx)

	if err != nil {
		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error when calling `LogsIndexesApi.GetLogsIndexOrder`: %v\n", err)
		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Full HTTP response: %v\n", r)
	}

	responseContent, _ := json.MarshalIndent(resp, "", "  ")
	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "Response from `LogsIndexesApi.GetLogsIndexOrder`:\n%s\n", responseContent)
}
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=go) and then save the example to `main.go` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" go run "main.go"
##### 

```java
// Get indexes order returns "OK" response

import com.datadog.api.client.ApiClient;
import com.datadog.api.client.ApiException;
import com.datadog.api.client.v1.api.LogsIndexesApi;
import com.datadog.api.client.v1.model.LogsIndexesOrder;

public class Example {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    ApiClient defaultClient = ApiClient.getDefaultApiClient();
    LogsIndexesApi apiInstance = new LogsIndexesApi(defaultClient);

    try {
      LogsIndexesOrder result = apiInstance.getLogsIndexOrder();
      System.out.println(result);
    } catch (ApiException e) {
      System.err.println("Exception when calling LogsIndexesApi#getLogsIndexOrder");
      System.err.println("Status code: " + e.getCode());
      System.err.println("Reason: " + e.getResponseBody());
      System.err.println("Response headers: " + e.getResponseHeaders());
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
}
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=java) and then save the example to `Example.java` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" java "Example.java"
##### 

```rust
// Get indexes order returns "OK" response
use datadog_api_client::datadog;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV1::api_logs_indexes::LogsIndexesAPI;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() {
    let configuration = datadog::Configuration::new();
    let api = LogsIndexesAPI::with_config(configuration);
    let resp = api.get_logs_index_order().await;
    if let Ok(value) = resp {
        println!("{:#?}", value);
    } else {
        println!("{:#?}", resp.unwrap_err());
    }
}
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=rust) and then save the example to `src/main.rs` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" cargo run
##### 

```typescript
/**
 * Get indexes order returns "OK" response
 */

import { client, v1 } from "@datadog/datadog-api-client";

const configuration = client.createConfiguration();
const apiInstance = new v1.LogsIndexesApi(configuration);

apiInstance
  .getLogsIndexOrder()
  .then((data: v1.LogsIndexesOrder) => {
    console.log(
      "API called successfully. Returned data: " + JSON.stringify(data)
    );
  })
  .catch((error: any) => console.error(error));
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=typescript) and then save the example to `example.ts` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" tsc "example.ts"
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