Run an ES|QL query Generally available

POST /_query
Api key auth

Get search results for an ES|QL (Elasticsearch query language) query.

External documentation

Query parameters

  • format string

    A short version of the Accept header, e.g. json, yaml.

    Values are csv, json, tsv, txt, yaml, cbor, smile, or arrow.

  • delimiter string

    The character to use between values within a CSV row. Only valid for the CSV format.

  • drop_null_columns boolean

    Should columns that are entirely null be removed from the columns and values portion of the results? Defaults to false. If true then the response will include an extra section under the name all_columns which has the name of all columns.

  • allow_partial_results boolean

    If true, partial results will be returned if there are shard failures, but the query can continue to execute on other clusters and shards. If false, the query will fail if there are any failures.

    To override the default behavior, you can set the esql.query.allow_partial_results cluster setting to false.

application/json

Body Required

  • columnar boolean

    By default, ES|QL returns results as rows. For example, FROM returns each individual document as one row. For the JSON, YAML, CBOR and smile formats, ES|QL can return the results in a columnar fashion where one row represents all the values of a certain column in the results.

  • filter object

    An Elasticsearch Query DSL (Domain Specific Language) object that defines a query.

    External documentation
  • locale string
  • params array[number | string | boolean | null]

    To avoid any attempts of hacking or code injection, extract the values in a separate list of parameters. Use question mark placeholders (?) in the query string for each of the parameters.

  • profile boolean

    If provided and true the response will include an extra profile object with information on how the query was executed. This information is for human debugging and its format can change at any time but it can give some insight into the performance of each part of the query.

  • query string Required

    The ES|QL query API accepts an ES|QL query string in the query parameter, runs it, and returns the results.

  • tables object

    Tables to use with the LOOKUP operation. The top level key is the table name and the next level key is the column name.

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  • include_ccs_metadata boolean

    When set to true and performing a cross-cluster query, the response will include an extra _clusters object with information about the clusters that participated in the search along with info such as shards count.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
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    • took number

      Time unit for milliseconds

    • is_partial boolean
    • all_columns array[object]
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      • name string Required
      • type string Required
    • columns array[object] Required
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      • name string Required
      • type string Required
    • values array[array] Required

      A field value.

      A field value.

    • _clusters object
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      • total number Required
      • successful number Required
      • running number Required
      • skipped number Required
      • partial number Required
      • failed number Required
      • details object Required
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        • * object Additional properties
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          • status string Required

            Values are running, successful, partial, skipped, or failed.

          • indices string Required
          • took number

            Time unit for milliseconds

          • _shards object
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            • total number Required
            • successful number
            • skipped number
            • failed number
          • failures array[object]
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            • shard number Required
            • index
            • node string
            • reason object Required

              Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

    • profile object

      Profiling information. Present if profile was true in the request. The contents of this field are currently unstable.
POST /_query 
POST /_query
{
  "query": """
    FROM library,remote-*:library
    | EVAL year = DATE_TRUNC(1 YEARS, release_date)
    | STATS MAX(page_count) BY year
    | SORT year
    | LIMIT 5
  """,
  "include_ccs_metadata": true
}
resp = client.esql.query(
    query="\n    FROM library,remote-*:library\n    | EVAL year = DATE_TRUNC(1 YEARS, release_date)\n    | STATS MAX(page_count) BY year\n    | SORT year\n    | LIMIT 5\n  ",
    include_ccs_metadata=True,
)
const response = await client.esql.query({
  query:
    "\n    FROM library,remote-*:library\n    | EVAL year = DATE_TRUNC(1 YEARS, release_date)\n    | STATS MAX(page_count) BY year\n    | SORT year\n    | LIMIT 5\n  ",
  include_ccs_metadata: true,
});
response = client.esql.query(
  body: {
    "query": "\n    FROM library,remote-*:library\n    | EVAL year = DATE_TRUNC(1 YEARS, release_date)\n    | STATS MAX(page_count) BY year\n    | SORT year\n    | LIMIT 5\n  ",
    "include_ccs_metadata": true
  }
)
$resp = $client->esql()->query([
    "body" => [
        "query" => "\n    FROM library,remote-*:library\n    | EVAL year = DATE_TRUNC(1 YEARS, release_date)\n    | STATS MAX(page_count) BY year\n    | SORT year\n    | LIMIT 5\n  ",
        "include_ccs_metadata" => true,
    ],
]);
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"query":"\n    FROM library,remote-*:library\n    | EVAL year = DATE_TRUNC(1 YEARS, release_date)\n    | STATS MAX(page_count) BY year\n    | SORT year\n    | LIMIT 5\n  ","include_ccs_metadata":true}' "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_query"
Request example
Run `POST /_query` to get results for an ES|QL query. 
{
  "query": """
    FROM library,remote-*:library
    | EVAL year = DATE_TRUNC(1 YEARS, release_date)
    | STATS MAX(page_count) BY year
    | SORT year
    | LIMIT 5
  """,
  "include_ccs_metadata": true
}