Translate SQL into Elasticsearch queries Added in 6.3.0

POST /_sql/translate

Translate an SQL search into a search API request containing Query DSL.

application/json

Body Required

Responses

  • 200 application/json
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    • aggregations object
    • size number

    • _source boolean | object

      Defines how to fetch a source. Fetching can be disabled entirely, or the source can be filtered.

      One of:
      _types:SourceConfig boolean _types:SourceFilter object
    • fields 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
    • query object

      Additional properties are allowed.

      External documentation

    • sort string | object | array[string | object]

      One of:
      _types:Field string _types:SortOptions object _types:Sort array[string | object]

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

      One of:
      _types:Field string _types:SortOptions object

      Path to field or array of paths. Some API's support wildcards in the path to select multiple fields.
POST /_sql/translate 
curl \
 -X POST http://api.example.com/_sql/translate \
 -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
 -d '{"fetch_size":42.0,"filter":{},"query":"string","time_zone":"string"}'
Request examples 
{
  "fetch_size": 42.0,
  "filter": {},
  "query": "string",
  "time_zone": "string"
}
Response examples (200) 
{
  "aggregations": {},
  "size": 42.0,
  "": "string",
  "fields": [
    {
      "field": "string",
      "format": "string",
      "include_unmapped": true
    }
  ],
  "query": {}
}