Run a search with a search template Generally available; Added in 2.0.0

POST /{index}/_search/template
Api key auth Basic auth Bearer auth

All methods and paths for this operation:

GET /_search/template

POST /_search/template
GET /{index}/_search/template
POST /{index}/_search/template

Required authorization

  • Index privileges: read
External documentation

Path parameters

  • index string | array[string] Required

    A comma-separated list of data streams, indices, and aliases to search. It supports wildcards (*).

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.

  • ccs_minimize_roundtrips boolean

    If true, network round-trips are minimized for cross-cluster search requests.

  • 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. Supports comma-separated values, such as open,hidden.

    Supported values include:

    • all: Match any data stream or index, including hidden ones.
    • open: Match open, non-hidden indices. Also matches any non-hidden data stream.
    • closed: Match closed, non-hidden indices. Also matches any non-hidden data stream. Data streams cannot be closed.
    • hidden: Match hidden data streams and hidden indices. Must be combined with open, closed, or both.
    • none: Wildcard expressions are not accepted.

    Values are all, open, closed, hidden, or none.

  • explain boolean

    If true, the response includes additional details about score computation as part of a hit.

  • ignore_throttled boolean Deprecated

    If true, specified concrete, expanded, or aliased indices are not included in the response when throttled.

  • ignore_unavailable boolean

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

  • preference string

    The node or shard the operation should be performed on. It is random by default.

  • profile boolean

    If true, the query execution is profiled.

  • routing string

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

  • scroll string

    Specifies how long a consistent view of the index should be maintained for scrolled search.

    Values are -1 or 0.

  • search_type string

    The type of the search operation.

    Supported values include:

    • query_then_fetch: Documents are scored using local term and document frequencies for the shard. This is usually faster but less accurate.
    • dfs_query_then_fetch: Documents are scored using global term and document frequencies across all shards. This is usually slower but more accurate.

    Values are query_then_fetch or dfs_query_then_fetch.

  • rest_total_hits_as_int boolean

    If true, hits.total is rendered as an integer in the response. If false, it is rendered as an object.

  • typed_keys boolean

    If true, the response prefixes aggregation and suggester names with their respective types.

application/json

Body Required

  • explain boolean

    If true, returns detailed information about score calculation as part of each hit. If you specify both this and the explain query parameter, the API uses only the query parameter.

    Default value is false.

  • id string
  • params object

    Key-value pairs used to replace Mustache variables in the template. The key is the variable name. The value is the variable value.

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    • * object Additional properties
  • profile boolean

    If true, the query execution is profiled.

    Default value is false.

  • source string

    An inline search template. Supports the same parameters as the search API's request body. It also supports Mustache variables. If no id is specified, this parameter is required.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
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    • took number Required
    • timed_out boolean Required
    • _shards object Required
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      • failed number Required
      • successful number Required
      • total number Required
      • failures array[object]
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        • index string
        • 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.

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          • type string Required

            The type of error

          • reason string | null

            A human-readable explanation of the error, in English.

            One of:
            string-1 string string-2 string | null
          • stack_trace string

            The server stack trace. Present only if the error_trace=true parameter was sent with the request.

          • caused_by object

            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.

          • root_cause array[object]

            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.

            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.

          • suppressed array[object]

            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.

            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.

        • shard number Required
        • status string
      • skipped number
    • hits object Required
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      • total object | number

        Total hit count information, present only if track_total_hits wasn't false in the search request.

        One of:
        TotalHits object number-2 number
      • hits array[object] Required
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        • _index string Required
        • _id string

        • _score number | string | null

          One of:
          number-1 number string-2 string | null
        • _explanation object
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          • description string Required
          • details array[object] Required
          • value number Required
        • fields object
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          • * object Additional properties
        • highlight object
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          • * array[string] Additional properties
        • inner_hits object
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          • * object Additional properties
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            • hits object Required

        • matched_queries array[string] | object

          One of:
          array-1 array[string] object-2 object
        • _nested 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.

          • offset number Required
          • _nested object
        • _ignored array[string]
        • ignored_field_values object
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          • * array[number | string | boolean | null | object] Additional properties

            A field value.

        • _shard string
        • _node string
        • _routing string
        • _source object
        • _rank number
        • _seq_no number
        • _primary_term number
        • _version number
        • sort array[number | string | boolean | null | object]

          A field value.

          A field value.

          One of:
          number-1 number number-2 number string-3 string boolean-4 boolean string-5 string | null object-6 object

      • max_score number | string | null

        One of:
        number-1 number string-2 string | null
    • aggregations object
    • _clusters object
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      • skipped number Required
      • successful number Required
      • total number Required
      • running number Required
      • partial number Required
      • failed number Required
      • details object
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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

          • timed_out boolean Required
          • _shards object
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            • failed number Required
            • successful number Required
            • total number Required
            • failures array[object]
            • skipped number
          • failures array[object]
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            • index string
            • 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.

            • shard number Required
            • status string
    • fields object
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      • * object Additional properties
    • max_score number
    • num_reduce_phases number
    • profile object
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      • shards array[object] Required
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        • aggregations array[object] Required
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          • breakdown object Required
          • description string Required
          • time_in_nanos
          • type string Required
          • debug object
          • children array[object]
        • cluster string Required
        • dfs object
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          • statistics object
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            • type string Required
            • description string Required
            • time 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.

            • time_in_nanos
            • breakdown object Required
            • debug object
            • children array[object]
          • knn array[object]
        • fetch object
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          • type string Required
          • description string Required
          • time_in_nanos number

            Time unit for nanoseconds

          • breakdown object Required
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            • load_source number
            • load_source_count number
            • load_stored_fields number
            • load_stored_fields_count number
            • next_reader number
            • next_reader_count number
            • process_count number
            • process number
          • debug object
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            • stored_fields array[string]
            • fast_path number
          • children array[object]
        • id string Required
        • index string Required
        • node_id string Required
        • searches array[object] Required
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          • collector array[object] Required
          • query array[object] Required
          • rewrite_time number Required
        • shard_id number Required
    • pit_id string
    • _scroll_id string
    • suggest object
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      • * array[object] Additional properties
        One of:
        object-2 object object-2 object object-2 object
    • terminated_early boolean
POST /{index}/_search/template 
GET my-index/_search/template { "id": "my-search-template", "params": { "query_string": "hello world", "from": 0, "size": 10 } }
resp = client.search_template( index="my-index", id="my-search-template", params={ "query_string": "hello world", "from": 0, "size": 10 }, )
const response = await client.searchTemplate({ index: "my-index", id: "my-search-template", params: { query_string: "hello world", from: 0, size: 10, }, });
response = client.search_template( index: "my-index", body: { "id": "my-search-template", "params": { "query_string": "hello world", "from": 0, "size": 10 } } )
$resp = $client->searchTemplate([ "index" => "my-index", "body" => [ "id" => "my-search-template", "params" => [ "query_string" => "hello world", "from" => 0, "size" => 10, ], ], ]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"id":"my-search-template","params":{"query_string":"hello world","from":0,"size":10}}' "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/my-index/_search/template"
client.searchTemplate(s -> s .id("my-search-template") .index("my-index") .params(Map.of("size", JsonData.fromJson("10"),"from", JsonData.fromJson("0"),"query_string", JsonData.fromJson("\"hello world\""))) );
Request example
Run `GET my-index/_search/template` to run a search with a search template. 
{ "id": "my-search-template", "params": { "query_string": "hello world", "from": 0, "size": 10 } }