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Get search hits that match the query defined in the request. You can provide search queries using the q query string parameter or the request body. If both are specified, only the query parameter is used.

If the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, you must have the read index privilege for the target data stream, index, or alias. For cross-cluster search, refer to the documentation about configuring CCS privileges. To search a point in time (PIT) for an alias, you must have the read index privilege for the alias's data streams or indices.

Search slicing

When paging through a large number of documents, it can be helpful to split the search into multiple slices to consume them independently with the slice and pit properties. By default the splitting is done first on the shards, then locally on each shard. The local splitting partitions the shard into contiguous ranges based on Lucene document IDs.

For instance if the number of shards is equal to 2 and you request 4 slices, the slices 0 and 2 are assigned to the first shard and the slices 1 and 3 are assigned to the second shard.

IMPORTANT: The same point-in-time ID should be used for all slices. If different PIT IDs are used, slices can overlap and miss documents. This situation can occur because the splitting criterion is based on Lucene document IDs, which are not stable across changes to the index.

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Query parameters

  • allow_no_indices boolean

    If false, the request returns an error if any wildcard expression, index alias, or _all value targets only missing or closed indices. This behavior applies even if the request targets other open indices. For example, a request targeting foo*,bar* returns an error if an index starts with foo but no index starts with bar.

  • allow_partial_search_results boolean

    If true and there are shard request timeouts or shard failures, the request returns partial results. If false, it returns an error with no partial results.

    To override the default behavior, you can set the search.default_allow_partial_results cluster setting to false.

  • analyzer string

    The analyzer to use for the query string. This parameter can be used only when the q query string parameter is specified.

  • analyze_wildcard boolean

    If true, wildcard and prefix queries are analyzed. This parameter can be used only when the q query string parameter is specified.

  • batched_reduce_size number

    The number of shard results that should be reduced at once on the coordinating node. If the potential number of shards in the request can be large, this value should be used as a protection mechanism to reduce the memory overhead per search request.

  • ccs_minimize_roundtrips boolean

    If true, network round-trips between the coordinating node and the remote clusters are minimized when running cross-cluster search (CCS) requests.

  • default_operator string

    The default operator for the query string query: AND or OR. This parameter can be used only when the q query string parameter is specified.

    Values are and, AND, or, or OR.

  • df string

    The field to use as a default when no field prefix is given in the query string. This parameter can be used only when the q query string parameter is specified.

  • docvalue_fields string | array[string]

    A comma-separated list of fields to return as the docvalue representation of a field for each hit.

  • expand_wildcards string | array[string]

    The type of index that wildcard patterns can match. If the request can target data streams, this argument determines whether wildcard expressions match hidden data streams. It supports comma-separated values such as open,hidden.

  • explain boolean

    If true, the request returns detailed information about score computation as part of a hit.

  • ignore_throttled boolean Deprecated

    If true, concrete, expanded or aliased indices will be ignored when frozen.

  • ignore_unavailable boolean

    If false, the request returns an error if it targets a missing or closed index.

  • include_named_queries_score boolean

    If true, the response includes the score contribution from any named queries.

    This functionality reruns each named query on every hit in a search response. Typically, this adds a small overhead to a request. However, using computationally expensive named queries on a large number of hits may add significant overhead.

  • lenient boolean

    If true, format-based query failures (such as providing text to a numeric field) in the query string will be ignored. This parameter can be used only when the q query string parameter is specified.

  • max_concurrent_shard_requests number

    The number of concurrent shard requests per node that the search runs concurrently. This value should be used to limit the impact of the search on the cluster in order to limit the number of concurrent shard requests.

  • min_compatible_shard_node string

    The minimum version of the node that can handle the request Any handling node with a lower version will fail the request.

  • preference string

    The nodes and shards used for the search. By default, Elasticsearch selects from eligible nodes and shards using adaptive replica selection, accounting for allocation awareness. Valid values are:

    • _only_local to run the search only on shards on the local node;
    • _local to, if possible, run the search on shards on the local node, or if not, select shards using the default method;
    • _only_nodes:<node-id>,<node-id> to run the search on only the specified nodes IDs, where, if suitable shards exist on more than one selected node, use shards on those nodes using the default method, or if none of the specified nodes are available, select shards from any available node using the default method;
    • _prefer_nodes:<node-id>,<node-id> to if possible, run the search on the specified nodes IDs, or if not, select shards using the default method;
    • _shards:<shard>,<shard> to run the search only on the specified shards;
    • <custom-string> (any string that does not start with _) to route searches with the same <custom-string> to the same shards in the same order.
  • pre_filter_shard_size number

    A threshold that enforces a pre-filter roundtrip to prefilter search shards based on query rewriting if the number of shards the search request expands to exceeds the threshold. This filter roundtrip can limit the number of shards significantly if for instance a shard can not match any documents based on its rewrite method (if date filters are mandatory to match but the shard bounds and the query are disjoint). When unspecified, the pre-filter phase is executed if any of these conditions is met:

    • The request targets more than 128 shards.
    • The request targets one or more read-only index.
    • The primary sort of the query targets an indexed field.
  • request_cache boolean

    If true, the caching of search results is enabled for requests where size is 0. It defaults to index level settings.

  • routing string

    A custom value that is used to route operations to a specific shard.

  • scroll string

    The period to retain the search context for scrolling. By default, this value cannot exceed 1d (24 hours). You can change this limit by using the search.max_keep_alive cluster-level setting.

  • search_type string

    Indicates how distributed term frequencies are calculated for relevance scoring.

    Values are query_then_fetch or dfs_query_then_fetch.

  • stats array[string]

    Specific tag of the request for logging and statistical purposes.

  • stored_fields string | array[string]

    A comma-separated list of stored fields to return as part of a hit. If no fields are specified, no stored fields are included in the response. If this field is specified, the _source parameter defaults to false. You can pass _source: true to return both source fields and stored fields in the search response.

  • suggest_field string

    The field to use for suggestions.

  • suggest_mode string

    The suggest mode. This parameter can be used only when the suggest_field and suggest_text query string parameters are specified.

    Values are missing, popular, or always.

  • suggest_size number

    The number of suggestions to return. This parameter can be used only when the suggest_field and suggest_text query string parameters are specified.

  • suggest_text string

    The source text for which the suggestions should be returned. This parameter can be used only when the suggest_field and suggest_text query string parameters are specified.

  • terminate_after number

    The maximum number of documents to collect for each shard. If a query reaches this limit, Elasticsearch terminates the query early. Elasticsearch collects documents before sorting.

    IMPORTANT: Use with caution. Elasticsearch applies this parameter to each shard handling the request. When possible, let Elasticsearch perform early termination automatically. Avoid specifying this parameter for requests that target data streams with backing indices across multiple data tiers. If set to 0 (default), the query does not terminate early.

  • timeout string

    The period of time to wait for a response from each shard. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error. It defaults to no timeout.

  • track_total_hits boolean | number

    The number of hits matching the query to count accurately. If true, the exact number of hits is returned at the cost of some performance. If false, the response does not include the total number of hits matching the query.

  • track_scores boolean

    If true, the request calculates and returns document scores, even if the scores are not used for sorting.

  • typed_keys boolean

    If true, aggregation and suggester names are be prefixed by their respective types in the response.

  • rest_total_hits_as_int boolean

    Indicates whether hits.total should be rendered as an integer or an object in the rest search response.

  • version boolean

    If true, the request returns the document version as part of a hit.

  • _source boolean | string | array[string]

    The source fields that are returned for matching documents. These fields are returned in the hits._source property of the search response. Valid values are:

    • true to return the entire document source.
    • false to not return the document source.
    • <string> to return the source fields that are specified as a comma-separated list that supports wildcard (*) patterns.
  • _source_excludes string | array[string]

    A comma-separated list of source fields to exclude from the response. You can also use this parameter to exclude fields from the subset specified in _source_includes query parameter. If the _source parameter is false, this parameter is ignored.

  • _source_includes string | array[string]

    A comma-separated list of source fields to include in the response. If this parameter is specified, only these source fields are returned. You can exclude fields from this subset using the _source_excludes query parameter. If the _source parameter is false, this parameter is ignored.

  • seq_no_primary_term boolean

    If true, the request returns the sequence number and primary term of the last modification of each hit.

  • q string

    A query in the Lucene query string syntax. Query parameter searches do not support the full Elasticsearch Query DSL but are handy for testing.

    IMPORTANT: This parameter overrides the query parameter in the request body. If both parameters are specified, documents matching the query request body parameter are not returned.

  • size number

    The number of hits to return. By default, you cannot page through more than 10,000 hits using the from and size parameters. To page through more hits, use the search_after parameter.

  • from number

    The starting document offset, which must be non-negative. By default, you cannot page through more than 10,000 hits using the from and size parameters. To page through more hits, use the search_after parameter.

  • sort string | array[string]

    A comma-separated list of <field>:<direction> pairs.

application/json

Body

  • aggregations object

    Defines the aggregations that are run as part of the search request.

  • collapse object
    External documentation
  • explain boolean

    If true, the request returns detailed information about score computation as part of a hit.

  • ext object

    Configuration of search extensions defined by Elasticsearch plugins.

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    • * object Additional properties
  • from number

    The starting document offset, which must be non-negative. By default, you cannot page through more than 10,000 hits using the from and size parameters. To page through more hits, use the search_after parameter.

  • highlight object
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    • type string

      Any of:
      HighlighterType string HighlighterType string

      Values are plain, fvh, or unified.

    • boundary_chars string

      A string that contains each boundary character.

    • boundary_max_scan number

      How far to scan for boundary characters.

    • boundary_scanner string

      Values are chars, sentence, or word.

    • boundary_scanner_locale string

      Controls which locale is used to search for sentence and word boundaries. This parameter takes a form of a language tag, for example: "en-US", "fr-FR", "ja-JP".

    • force_source boolean Deprecated
    • fragmenter string

      Values are simple or span.

    • fragment_size number

      The size of the highlighted fragment in characters.

    • highlight_filter boolean
    • highlight_query object

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

      External documentation
    • max_fragment_length number
    • max_analyzed_offset number

      If set to a non-negative value, highlighting stops at this defined maximum limit. The rest of the text is not processed, thus not highlighted and no error is returned The max_analyzed_offset query setting does not override the index.highlight.max_analyzed_offset setting, which prevails when it’s set to lower value than the query setting.

    • no_match_size number

      The amount of text you want to return from the beginning of the field if there are no matching fragments to highlight.

    • number_of_fragments number

      The maximum number of fragments to return. If the number of fragments is set to 0, no fragments are returned. Instead, the entire field contents are highlighted and returned. This can be handy when you need to highlight short texts such as a title or address, but fragmentation is not required. If number_of_fragments is 0, fragment_size is ignored.

    • options object
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      • * object Additional properties
    • order string

      Value is score.

    • phrase_limit number

      Controls the number of matching phrases in a document that are considered. Prevents the fvh highlighter from analyzing too many phrases and consuming too much memory. When using matched_fields, phrase_limit phrases per matched field are considered. Raising the limit increases query time and consumes more memory. Only supported by the fvh highlighter.

    • post_tags array[string]

      Use in conjunction with pre_tags to define the HTML tags to use for the highlighted text. By default, highlighted text is wrapped in <em> and </em> tags.

    • pre_tags array[string]

      Use in conjunction with post_tags to define the HTML tags to use for the highlighted text. By default, highlighted text is wrapped in <em> and </em> tags.

    • require_field_match boolean

      By default, only fields that contains a query match are highlighted. Set to false to highlight all fields.

    • tags_schema string

      Value is styled.

    • encoder string

      Values are default or html.

    • fields object Required
  • track_total_hits boolean | number

    Number of hits matching the query to count accurately. If true, the exact number of hits is returned at the cost of some performance. If false, the response does not include the total number of hits matching the query. Defaults to 10,000 hits.

  • indices_boost array[object]

    Boost the _score of documents from specified indices. The boost value is the factor by which scores are multiplied. A boost value greater than 1.0 increases the score. A boost value between 0 and 1.0 decreases the score.

    External documentation
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    • * number Additional properties
  • docvalue_fields array[object]

    An array of wildcard (*) field patterns. The request returns doc values for field names matching these patterns in the hits.fields property of the response.

    External documentation
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    • field string Required

      Path to field or array of paths. Some API's support wildcards in the path to select multiple fields.

    • format string

      The format in which the values are returned.

    • include_unmapped boolean

  • knn object | array[object]

    The approximate kNN search to run.

    One of:
    KnnSearch object array-2 array[object]
    External documentation
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    • field string Required

      Path to field or array of paths. Some API's support wildcards in the path to select multiple fields.

    • query_vector array[number]
    • query_vector_builder object
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    • k number

      The final number of nearest neighbors to return as top hits

    • num_candidates number

      The number of nearest neighbor candidates to consider per shard

    • boost number

      Boost value to apply to kNN scores

    • filter object | array[object]

      Filters for the kNN search query

      One of:
      QueryContainer object array-2 array[object]

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

      External documentation

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

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

      External documentation
    • similarity number

      The minimum similarity for a vector to be considered a match

    • inner_hits object
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      • name string
      • size number

        The maximum number of hits to return per inner_hits.

      • from number

        Inner hit starting document offset.

      • collapse object
        External documentation
      • docvalue_fields array[object]
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        • field string Required

          Path to field or array of paths. Some API's support wildcards in the path to select multiple fields.

        • format string

          The format in which the values are returned.

        • include_unmapped boolean
      • explain boolean
      • highlight object
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        • type
        • boundary_chars string

          A string that contains each boundary character.

        • boundary_max_scan number

          How far to scan for boundary characters.

        • boundary_scanner string

          Values are chars, sentence, or word.

        • boundary_scanner_locale string

          Controls which locale is used to search for sentence and word boundaries. This parameter takes a form of a language tag, for example: "en-US", "fr-FR", "ja-JP".

        • force_source boolean Deprecated
        • fragmenter string

          Values are simple or span.

        • fragment_size number

          The size of the highlighted fragment in characters.

        • highlight_filter boolean
        • highlight_query object

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

        • max_fragment_length number
        • max_analyzed_offset number

          If set to a non-negative value, highlighting stops at this defined maximum limit. The rest of the text is not processed, thus not highlighted and no error is returned The max_analyzed_offset query setting does not override the index.highlight.max_analyzed_offset setting, which prevails when it’s set to lower value than the query setting.

        • no_match_size number

          The amount of text you want to return from the beginning of the field if there are no matching fragments to highlight.

        • number_of_fragments number

          The maximum number of fragments to return. If the number of fragments is set to 0, no fragments are returned. Instead, the entire field contents are highlighted and returned. This can be handy when you need to highlight short texts such as a title or address, but fragmentation is not required. If number_of_fragments is 0, fragment_size is ignored.

        • options object
        • order string

          Value is score.

        • phrase_limit number

          Controls the number of matching phrases in a document that are considered. Prevents the fvh highlighter from analyzing too many phrases and consuming too much memory. When using matched_fields, phrase_limit phrases per matched field are considered. Raising the limit increases query time and consumes more memory. Only supported by the fvh highlighter.

        • post_tags array[string]

          Use in conjunction with pre_tags to define the HTML tags to use for the highlighted text. By default, highlighted text is wrapped in <em> and </em> tags.

        • pre_tags array[string]

          Use in conjunction with post_tags to define the HTML tags to use for the highlighted text. By default, highlighted text is wrapped in <em> and </em> tags.

        • require_field_match boolean

          By default, only fields that contains a query match are highlighted. Set to false to highlight all fields.

        • tags_schema string

          Value is styled.

        • encoder string

          Values are default or html.

        • fields object Required
      • ignore_unmapped boolean
      • script_fields object
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      • seq_no_primary_term boolean
      • fields array[string]

        Path to field or array of paths. Some API's support wildcards in the path to select multiple fields.

      • sort string | object | array[string | object]

        One of:
        Field string SortOptions object Sort array[string | object]

        Path to field or array of paths. Some API's support wildcards in the path to select multiple fields.

      • _source boolean | object

        Defines how to fetch a source. Fetching can be disabled entirely, or the source can be filtered.

        One of:
        SourceConfig boolean SourceFilter object
      • stored_fields string | array[string]
      • track_scores boolean
      • version boolean
    • rescore_vector object
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      • oversample number Required

        Applies the specified oversample factor to k on the approximate kNN search

  • rank object
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    • rrf object
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      • rank_constant number

        How much influence documents in individual result sets per query have over the final ranked result set

      • rank_window_size number

        Size of the individual result sets per query

  • min_score number

    The minimum _score for matching documents. Documents with a lower _score are not included in the search results.

  • post_filter object

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

    External documentation
  • profile boolean

    Set to true to return detailed timing information about the execution of individual components in a search request. NOTE: This is a debugging tool and adds significant overhead to search execution.

  • query object

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

    External documentation

  • rescore object | array[object]

    Can be used to improve precision by reordering just the top (for example 100 - 500) documents returned by the query and post_filter phases.

    One of:
    Rescore object array-2 array[object]
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    • window_size number
    • query object
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    • learning_to_rank object
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      • model_id string Required

        The unique identifier of the trained model uploaded to Elasticsearch

      • params object

        Named parameters to be passed to the query templates used for feature

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        • * object Additional properties
  • retriever object
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  • script_fields object

    Retrieve a script evaluation (based on different fields) for each hit.

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    • * object Additional properties
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      • script object Required
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        • source string

          The script source.

        • id string
        • params object

          Specifies any named parameters that are passed into the script as variables. Use parameters instead of hard-coded values to decrease compile time.

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          • * object Additional properties

        • lang string

          Any of:
          ScriptLanguage string ScriptLanguage string

          Values are painless, expression, mustache, or java.

        • options object
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          • * string Additional properties
      • ignore_failure boolean
  • search_after array[number | string | boolean | null | object]

    A field value.

    A field value.

    One of:
    FieldValue number FieldValue number FieldValue string FieldValue boolean FieldValue string | null FieldValue object
  • size number

    The number of hits to return, which must not be negative. By default, you cannot page through more than 10,000 hits using the from and size parameters. To page through more hits, use the search_after property.

  • slice object
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    • field string

      Path to field or array of paths. Some API's support wildcards in the path to select multiple fields.

    • id string Required
    • max number Required

  • sort string | object | array[string | object]

    One of:
    Field string SortOptions object Sort array[string | object]

    Path to field or array of paths. Some API's support wildcards in the path to select multiple fields.

    One of:
    Field string SortOptions object

    Path to field or array of paths. Some API's support wildcards in the path to select multiple fields.

  • _source boolean | object

    Defines how to fetch a source. Fetching can be disabled entirely, or the source can be filtered.

    One of:
    SourceConfig boolean SourceFilter object
  • fields array[object]

    An array of wildcard (*) field patterns. The request returns values for field names matching these patterns in the hits.fields property of the response.

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    • field string Required

      Path to field or array of paths. Some API's support wildcards in the path to select multiple fields.

    • format string

      The format in which the values are returned.

    • include_unmapped boolean
  • suggest object
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    • text string

      Global suggest text, to avoid repetition when the same text is used in several suggesters

  • terminate_after number

    The maximum number of documents to collect for each shard. If a query reaches this limit, Elasticsearch terminates the query early. Elasticsearch collects documents before sorting.

    IMPORTANT: Use with caution. Elasticsearch applies this property to each shard handling the request. When possible, let Elasticsearch perform early termination automatically. Avoid specifying this property for requests that target data streams with backing indices across multiple data tiers.

    If set to 0 (default), the query does not terminate early.

  • timeout string

    The period of time to wait for a response from each shard. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error. Defaults to no timeout.

  • track_scores boolean

    If true, calculate and return document scores, even if the scores are not used for sorting.

  • version boolean

    If true, the request returns the document version as part of a hit.

  • seq_no_primary_term boolean

    If true, the request returns sequence number and primary term of the last modification of each hit.

    External documentation
  • stored_fields string | array[string]
  • pit object
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    • id string Required
    • keep_alive string

      A duration. Units can be nanos, micros, ms (milliseconds), s (seconds), m (minutes), h (hours) and d (days). Also accepts "0" without a unit and "-1" to indicate an unspecified value.

  • runtime_mappings object
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    • * object Additional properties
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      • fields object

        For type composite

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        • * object Additional properties
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          • type string Required

            Values are boolean, composite, date, double, geo_point, geo_shape, ip, keyword, long, or lookup.

      • fetch_fields array[object]

        For type lookup

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        • field string Required

          Path to field or array of paths. Some API's support wildcards in the path to select multiple fields.

        • format string
      • format string

        A custom format for date type runtime fields.

      • input_field string

        Path to field or array of paths. Some API's support wildcards in the path to select multiple fields.

      • target_field string

        Path to field or array of paths. Some API's support wildcards in the path to select multiple fields.

      • target_index string
      • script object
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        • source string

          The script source.

        • id string
        • params object

          Specifies any named parameters that are passed into the script as variables. Use parameters instead of hard-coded values to decrease compile time.

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          • * object Additional properties

        • lang string

          Any of:
          ScriptLanguage string ScriptLanguage string

          Values are painless, expression, mustache, or java.

        • options object
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          • * string Additional properties
      • type string Required

        Values are boolean, composite, date, double, geo_point, geo_shape, ip, keyword, long, or lookup.

  • stats array[string]

    The stats groups to associate with the search. Each group maintains a statistics aggregation for its associated searches. You can retrieve these stats using the indices stats API.

Responses

GET /_search 
curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_search' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --data '"{\n  \"query\": {\n    \"term\": {\n      \"user.id\": \"kimchy\"\n    }\n  }\n}"'
Request examples
Run `GET /my-index-000001/_search?from=40&size=20` to run a search. 
{
  "query": {
    "term": {
      "user.id": "kimchy"
    }
  }
}
Run `POST /_search` to run a point in time search. The `id` parameter tells Elasticsearch to run the request using contexts from this open point in time. The `keep_alive` parameter tells Elasticsearch how long it should extend the time to live of the point in time. 
{
    "size": 100,  
    "query": {
        "match" : {
            "title" : "elasticsearch"
        }
    },
    "pit": {
      "id":  "46ToAwMDaWR5BXV1aWQyKwZub2RlXzMAAAAAAAAAACoBYwADaWR4BXV1aWQxAgZub2RlXzEAAAAAAAAAAAEBYQADaWR5BXV1aWQyKgZub2RlXzIAAAAAAAAAAAwBYgACBXV1aWQyAAAFdXVpZDEAAQltYXRjaF9hbGw_gAAAAA==", 
      "keep_alive": "1m"  
    }
}
When paging through a large number of documents, it can be helpful to split the search into multiple slices to consume them independently. The result from running the first `GET /_search` request returns documents belonging to the first slice (`id: 0`). If you run a second request with `id` set to `1', it returns documents in the second slice. Since the maximum number of slices is set to `2`, the union of the results is equivalent to the results of a point-in-time search without slicing. 
{
  "slice": {
    "id": 0,                      
    "max": 2                      
  },
  "query": {
    "match": {
      "message": "foo"
    }
  },
  "pit": {
    "id": "46ToAwMDaWR5BXV1aWQyKwZub2RlXzMAAAAAAAAAACoBYwADaWR4BXV1aWQxAgZub2RlXzEAAAAAAAAAAAEBYQADaWR5BXV1aWQyKgZub2RlXzIAAAAAAAAAAAwBYgACBXV1aWQyAAAFdXVpZDEAAQltYXRjaF9hbGw_gAAAAA=="
  }
}
Response examples (200)
An abbreviated response from `GET /my-index-000001/_search?from=40&size=20` with a simple term query. 
{
  "took": 5,
  "timed_out": false,
  "_shards": {
    "total": 1,
    "successful": 1,
    "skipped": 0,
    "failed": 0
  },
  "hits": {
    "total": {
      "value": 20,
      "relation": "eq"
    },
    "max_score": 1.3862942,
    "hits": [
      {
        "_index": "my-index-000001",
        "_id": "0",
        "_score": 1.3862942,
        "_source": {
          "@timestamp": "2099-11-15T14:12:12",
          "http": {
            "request": {
              "method": "get"
            },
            "response": {
              "status_code": 200,
              "bytes": 1070000
            },
            "version": "1.1"
          },
          "source": {
            "ip": "127.0.0.1"
          },
          "message": "GET /search HTTP/1.1 200 1070000",
          "user": {
            "id": "kimchy"
          }
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}