# How to get system index(.opendistro-alerting-alerts) in alerting in monitor

**URL:** <https://forum.opensearch.org/t/how-to-get-system-index-opendistro-alerting-alerts-in-alerting-in-monitor/20601>\
**Category:** Alerting\
**Created:** [July 30, 2024, 12:34pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/how-to-get-system-index-opendistro-alerting-alerts-in-alerting-in-monitor/20601 "2024-07-30T12:34:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![naman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@naman](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/naman)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2024, 12:34pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/how-to-get-system-index-opendistro-alerting-alerts-in-alerting-in-monitor/20601/1 "2024-07-30T12:34:08Z")

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**Versions** (relevant - OpenSearch/Dashboard/Server OS/Browser):  
opensearch version 2.15  
opensearch dashboard version 2.15

hii There  
i want get system index (.opendistro-alerting-alerts) in alerting in monitor (Per query monitor)

 ![Screenshot from 2024-07-30 17-41-09](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/mauve_hedgehog/original/2X/4/4dad931082f5633553696201926d950b1f6833eb.png)

there are show only two index not showing system index  
there are opensearch in DEV tool in show this index (.opendistro-alerting-alerts)

 ![Screenshot from 2024-07-30 18-03-07](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/mauve_hedgehog/original/2X/a/a8aab3e5604c568901a822d230da08463c5d2b7a.png)

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**Author:** ![Kmrs97](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6de8d8/32.png) [@Kmrs97](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/Kmrs97)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 6:16am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/how-to-get-system-index-opendistro-alerting-alerts-in-alerting-in-monitor/20601/2 "2024-08-07T06:16:14Z")

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Hello,

Have you tried pasting it in the selection box? I think it will work, because the prompt box only shows the manually-created indices and not the system’s ones.

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**Author:** ![naman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@naman](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/naman)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 6:18am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/how-to-get-system-index-opendistro-alerting-alerts-in-alerting-in-monitor/20601/3 "2024-08-07T06:18:51Z")

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hii

i want access system index in alerting select data index do you have any solution  
how to access system index in alerting in monitor

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**Author:** ![Kmrs97](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6de8d8/32.png) [@Kmrs97](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/Kmrs97)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2024, 9:04am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/how-to-get-system-index-opendistro-alerting-alerts-in-alerting-in-monitor/20601/4 "2024-08-20T09:04:22Z")

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Enter the index in the selection box

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**Author:** ![pablo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.opensearch.org/pablo/32/10363_2.png) [@pablo](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/pablo)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 1:21am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/how-to-get-system-index-opendistro-alerting-alerts-in-alerting-in-monitor/20601/5 "2024-08-23T01:21:35Z")

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@Kmrs97 This seems to be fixed in 2.16.0

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/mauve_hedgehog/original/2X/0/0e28e05a176c40c82dc84e71f8eb0c345f26ffa4.png)

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/mauve_hedgehog/original/2X/3/33547ea01a5b12dcca2958411d3edd97ae2ea8c1.png) [@system](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2024, 1:21am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/how-to-get-system-index-opendistro-alerting-alerts-in-alerting-in-monitor/20601/6 "2024-10-22T01:21:41Z")

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