diff --git a/_api-reference/index-apis/force-merge.md b/_api-reference/index-apis/force-merge.md
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@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ The following table lists the available query parameters. All query parameters a
| Parameter | Data type | Description |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| `allow_no_indices` | Boolean | If `false`, the request returns an error if any wildcard expression or index alias targets any closed or missing indexes. Default is `true`. |
-| `expand_wildcards` | Specifies the types of indexes to which wildcard expressions can expand. Supports comma-separated values. Valid values are:
- `all`: Expand to all open and closed indexes, including hidden indexes.
- `open`: Expand to open indexes.
- `closed`: Expand to closed indexes.
- `hidden`: Include hidden indexes when expanding. Must be combined with `open`, `closed`, or both.
- `none`: Do not accept wildcard expressions.
Default is `open`. |
+| `expand_wildcards` | String | Specifies the types of indexes to which wildcard expressions can expand. Supports comma-separated values. Valid values are:
- `all`: Expand to all open and closed indexes, including hidden indexes.
- `open`: Expand to open indexes.
- `closed`: Expand to closed indexes.
- `hidden`: Include hidden indexes when expanding. Must be combined with `open`, `closed`, or both.
- `none`: Do not accept wildcard expressions.
Default is `open`. |
| `flush` | Boolean | Performs a flush on the indexes after the force merge. A flush ensures that the files are persisted to disk. Default is `true`. |
| `ignore_unavailable` | Boolean | If `true`, OpenSearch ignores missing or closed indexes. If `false`, OpenSearch returns an error if the force merge operation encounters missing or closed indexes. Default is `false`. |
| `max_num_segments` | Integer | The number of larger segments into which smaller segments are merged. Set this parameter to `1` to merge all segments into one segment. The default behavior is to perform the merge as necessary. |