Run multiple templated searches | Elasticsearch API (v8)

Run multiple templated searches Added in 5.0.0

POST /{index}/_msearch/template

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Path parameters

index string | array[string] Required

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 *.

Query parameters

ccs_minimize_roundtrips boolean

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

Maximum number of concurrent searches the API can run.
search_type string

The type of the search operation. Available options: query_then_fetch, dfs_query_then_fetch.

Values are query_then_fetch or dfs_query_then_fetch.
rest_total_hits_as_int boolean

If true, the response returns hits.total as an integer. If false, it returns hits.total as an object.
typed_keys boolean

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

application/json

Body object Required

allow_no_indices boolean
expand_wildcards string | array[string]
ignore_unavailable boolean
index string | array[string]
preference string
request_cache boolean
routing string
search_type string

Values are query_then_fetch or dfs_query_then_fetch.
ccs_minimize_roundtrips boolean
allow_partial_search_results boolean
ignore_throttled boolean

explain boolean

If true, returns detailed information about score calculation as part of each hit.
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
  
  Additional properties are allowed.
profile boolean

If true, the query execution is profiled.
source string

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

Responses

200 application/json
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- took number Required
- responses array[object] Required
  
  One of:
  msearch:MultiSearchItem object _types:ErrorResponseBase object
  
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  took number Required
  
  timed_out boolean Required
  
  _shards object Required
  
  Additional properties are allowed.
  
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  failed number Required
  
  successful number Required
  
  total number Required
  
  failures array[object]
  
  skipped number
  
  hits object Required
  
  Additional properties are allowed.
  
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  total
  
  hits array[object] Required
  
  max_score
  
  aggregations object
  
  _clusters object
  
  Additional properties are allowed.
  
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  skipped number Required
  
  successful number Required
  
  total number Required
  
  running number Required
  
  partial number Required
  
  failed number Required
  
  details object
  
  fields object
  
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  * object Additional properties
  
  Additional properties are allowed.
  
  max_score number
  
  num_reduce_phases number
  
  profile object
  
  Additional properties are allowed.
  
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  shards array[object] Required
  
  pit_id string
  
  _scroll_id string
  
  suggest object
  
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  * array[object] Additional properties
  
  terminated_early boolean
  
  status number
  
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  error object Required
  
  Additional properties are allowed.
  
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  type string Required
  
  The type of error
  
  reason string
  
  A human-readable explanation of the error, in english
  
  stack_trace string
  
  The server stack trace. Present only if the error_trace=true parameter was sent with the request.
  
  caused_by object
  
  Additional properties are allowed.
  
  root_cause array[object]
  
  Additional properties are allowed.
  
  suppressed array[object]
  
  Additional properties are allowed.
  
  status number Required

POST /{index}/_msearch/template

curl \
 -X POST http://api.example.com/{index}/_msearch/template \
 -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
 -d '[{"allow_no_indices":true,"expand_wildcards":"string","ignore_unavailable":true,"index":"string","preference":"string","request_cache":true,"routing":"string","search_type":"query_then_fetch","ccs_minimize_roundtrips":true,"allow_partial_search_results":true,"ignore_throttled":true}]'

Request examples

[
  {
    "allow_no_indices": true,
    "expand_wildcards": "string",
    "ignore_unavailable": true,
    "index": "string",
    "preference": "string",
    "request_cache": true,
    "routing": "string",
    "search_type": "query_then_fetch",
    "ccs_minimize_roundtrips": true,
    "allow_partial_search_results": true,
    "ignore_throttled": true
  }
]

Response examples (200)

{
  "took": 42.0,
  "responses": [
    {
      "took": 42.0,
      "timed_out": true,
      "_shards": {
        "failed": 42.0,
        "successful": 42.0,
        "total": 42.0,
        "failures": [
          {}
        ],
        "skipped": 42.0
      },
      "hits": {
        "hits": [
          {}
        ]
      },
      "aggregations": {},
      "_clusters": {
        "skipped": 42.0,
        "successful": 42.0,
        "total": 42.0,
        "running": 42.0,
        "partial": 42.0,
        "failed": 42.0,
        "details": {}
      },
      "fields": {
        "additionalProperty1": {},
        "additionalProperty2": {}
      },
      "max_score": 42.0,
      "num_reduce_phases": 42.0,
      "profile": {
        "shards": [
          {}
        ]
      },
      "pit_id": "string",
      "_scroll_id": "string",
      "suggest": {
        "additionalProperty1": [
          {}
        ],
        "additionalProperty2": [
          {}
        ]
      },
      "terminated_early": true,
      "status": 42.0
    }
  ]
}