Returns number of documents matching a query
Path parameters
-
Comma-separated list of data streams, indices, and aliases to search. Supports wildcards (
*
). To search all data streams and indices, omit this parameter or use*
or_all
.
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. -
analyzer string
Analyzer to use for the query string. This parameter can only be used when the
q
query string parameter is specified. -
analyze_wildcard boolean
If
true
, wildcard and prefix queries are analyzed. This parameter can only be used when theq
query string parameter is specified. -
default_operator string
The default operator for query string query:
AND
orOR
. This parameter can only be used when theq
query string parameter is specified.Values are
and
,AND
,or
, orOR
. -
df string
Field to use as default where no field prefix is given in the query string. This parameter can only be used when the
q
query string parameter is specified. -
expand_wildcards string | array[string]
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
. -
ignore_throttled boolean
If
true
, concrete, expanded or aliased indices are ignored when frozen. -
lenient boolean
If
true
, format-based query failures (such as providing text to a numeric field) in the query string will be ignored. -
min_score number
Sets the minimum
_score
value that documents must have to be included in the result. -
preference string
Specifies the node or shard the operation should be performed on. Random by default.
-
routing string
Custom value used to route operations to a specific shard.
-
terminate_after number
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.
-
q string
Query in the Lucene query string syntax.
curl \
-X POST http://api.example.com/{index}/_count \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"query":{}}'
{
"query": {}
}
{
"count": 42.0,
"_shards": {
"failed": 42.0,
"successful": 42.0,
"total": 42.0,
"failures": [
{
"index": "string",
"node": "string",
"reason": {
"type": "string",
"reason": "string",
"stack_trace": "string",
"caused_by": {},
"root_cause": [
{}
],
"suppressed": [
{}
]
},
"shard": 42.0,
"status": "string"
}
],
"skipped": 42.0
}
}