Get EQL search results Added in 7.9.0

POST /{index}/_eql/search

Returns search results for an Event Query Language (EQL) query. EQL assumes each document in a data stream or index corresponds to an event.

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Path parameters

  • index string | array[string] Required

    The name of the index to scope the operation

Query parameters

application/json

Body Required

  • query string Required

    EQL query you wish to run.

  • case_sensitive boolean
  • event_category_field string

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

  • tiebreaker_field string

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

  • timestamp_field string

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

  • fetch_size number

  • filter object | array[object]

    Query, written in Query DSL, used to filter the events on which the EQL query runs.

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

    Additional properties are allowed.

    External documentation

    Additional properties are allowed.

    External documentation
  • 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.

  • keep_on_completion boolean
  • wait_for_completion_timeout 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.

  • size number

  • fields object | array[object]

    Array of wildcard (*) patterns. The response returns values for field names matching these patterns in the fields property of each hit.

    One of:
    query_dsl:FieldAndFormat object array-2 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

      Format in which the values are returned.

    • include_unmapped boolean
  • result_position string

    Values are tail or head.

  • runtime_mappings object
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    • * object Additional properties

      Additional properties are allowed.

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      • fields object

        For type composite

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        • * object Additional properties

          Additional properties are allowed.

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          • type string Required

            Values are boolean, composite, date, double, geo_point, 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

        Additional properties are allowed.

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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

            Additional properties are allowed.

        • lang string

          Any of:
          _types:ScriptLanguage string _types: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, ip, keyword, long, or lookup.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
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    • id string
    • is_partial boolean

      If true, the response does not contain complete search results.

    • is_running boolean

      If true, the search request is still executing.

    • took number

      Time unit for milliseconds

    • timed_out boolean

      If true, the request timed out before completion.

    • hits object Required

      Additional properties are allowed.

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      • total object

        Additional properties are allowed.

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      • events array[object]

        Contains events matching the query. Each object represents a matching event.

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        • _index string Required
        • _id string Required
        • _source object Required

          Original JSON body passed for the event at index time.

          Additional properties are allowed.

        • missing boolean

          Set to true for events in a timespan-constrained sequence that do not meet a given condition.

        • fields object
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          • * array[object] Additional properties

            Additional properties are allowed.

      • sequences array[object]

        Contains event sequences matching the query. Each object represents a matching sequence. This parameter is only returned for EQL queries containing a sequence.

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        • events array[object] Required

          Contains events matching the query. Each object represents a matching event.

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          • _index string Required
          • _id string Required
          • _source object Required

            Original JSON body passed for the event at index time.

            Additional properties are allowed.

          • missing boolean

            Set to true for events in a timespan-constrained sequence that do not meet a given condition.

          • fields object
        • join_keys array[object]

          Shared field values used to constrain matches in the sequence. These are defined using the by keyword in the EQL query syntax.

          Additional properties are allowed.
POST /{index}/_eql/search 
curl \
 -X POST http://api.example.com/{index}/_eql/search \
 -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
 -d '"{\n  \"query\": \"\"\"\n    process where process.name == \"regsvr32.exe\"\n  \"\"\"\n}"'
Request examples 
{
  "query": """
    process where process.name == "regsvr32.exe"
  """
}
{
  "query": """
    process where (process.name == "cmd.exe" and process.pid != 2013)
  """
}
Response examples (200) 
{
  "id": "string",
  "is_partial": true,
  "is_running": true,
  "": 42.0,
  "timed_out": true,
  "hits": {
    "total": {
      "relation": "eq",
      "value": 42.0
    },
    "events": [
      {
        "_index": "string",
        "_id": "string",
        "_source": {},
        "missing": true,
        "fields": {
          "additionalProperty1": [
            {}
          ],
          "additionalProperty2": [
            {}
          ]
        }
      }
    ],
    "sequences": [
      {
        "events": [
          {
            "_index": "string",
            "_id": "string",
            "_source": {},
            "missing": true,
            "fields": {}
          }
        ],
        "join_keys": [
          {}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}