def usage(self, node_id=None, metric=None, params=None):
        """
        The cluster nodes usage API allows to retrieve information on the usage
        of features for each node.
        `<http://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/master/cluster-nodes-usage.html>`_

        :arg node_id: A comma-separated list of node IDs or names to limit the
            returned information; use `_local` to return information from the
            node you're connecting to, leave empty to get information from all
            nodes
        :arg metric: Limit the information returned to the specified metrics
        :arg human: Whether to return time and byte values in human-readable
            format., default False
        :arg timeout: Explicit operation timeout
        """
        return self.transport.perform_request(
            "GET", _make_path("_nodes", node_id, "usage", metric), params=params
        )