Get a document's source
Get the source of a document. For example:
GET my-index-000001/_source/1
You can use the source filtering parameters to control which parts of the _source
are returned:
GET my-index-000001/_source/1/?_source_includes=*.id&_source_excludes=entities
Path parameters
-
The name of the index that contains the document.
-
A unique document identifier.
Query parameters
-
preference string
The node or shard the operation should be performed on. By default, the operation is randomized between the shard replicas.
-
realtime boolean
If
true
, the request is real-time as opposed to near-real-time. -
refresh boolean
If
true
, the request refreshes the relevant shards before retrieving the document. Setting it totrue
should be done after careful thought and verification that this does not cause a heavy load on the system (and slow down indexing). -
routing string
A custom value used to route operations to a specific shard.
-
_source boolean | string | array[string]
Indicates whether to return the
_source
field (true
orfalse
) or lists the fields to return. -
_source_excludes string | array[string]
A comma-separated list of source fields to exclude in the response.
-
_source_includes string | array[string]
A comma-separated list of source fields to include in the response.
-
stored_fields string | array[string]
A comma-separated list of stored fields to return as part of a hit.
-
version number
The version number for concurrency control. It must match the current version of the document for the request to succeed.
-
version_type string
The version type.
Values are
internal
,external
,external_gte
, orforce
.
curl \
-X GET http://api.example.com/{index}/_source/{id}
{}