Elastic Stack

Elastic Stack (ELK Stack) Search API

The search API from Elastic Stack (ELK Stack) — 29 operation(s) for search.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 55

GET /_async_search/{id} Get async search results #
DELETE /_async_search/{id} Delete an async search #
GET /_async_search/status/{id} Get the async search status #
POST /_async_search Run an async search #
POST /{index}/_async_search Run an async search #
GET /_search/scroll Run a scrolling search #
POST /_search/scroll Run a scrolling search #
DELETE /_search/scroll Clear a scrolling search #
GET /_search/scroll/{scroll_id} Run a scrolling search #
POST /_search/scroll/{scroll_id} Run a scrolling search #
DELETE /_search/scroll/{scroll_id} Clear a scrolling search #
DELETE /_pit Close a point in time #
GET /_count Count search results #
POST /_count Count search results #
GET /{index}/_count Count search results #
POST /{index}/_count Count search results #
GET /{index}/_explain/{id} Explain a document match result #
POST /{index}/_explain/{id} Explain a document match result #
GET /_field_caps Get the field capabilities #
POST /_field_caps Get the field capabilities #
GET /{index}/_field_caps Get the field capabilities #
POST /{index}/_field_caps Get the field capabilities #
GET /_msearch Run multiple searches #
POST /_msearch Run multiple searches #
GET /{index}/_msearch Run multiple searches #
POST /{index}/_msearch Run multiple searches #
GET /_msearch/template Run multiple templated searches #
POST /_msearch/template Run multiple templated searches #
GET /{index}/_msearch/template Run multiple templated searches #
POST /{index}/_msearch/template Run multiple templated searches #
POST /{index}/_pit Open a point in time #
GET /_rank_eval Evaluate ranked search results #
POST /_rank_eval Evaluate ranked search results #
GET /{index}/_rank_eval Evaluate ranked search results #
POST /{index}/_rank_eval Evaluate ranked search results #
GET /_render/template Render a search template #
POST /_render/template Render a search template #
GET /_render/template/{id} Render a search template #
POST /_render/template/{id} Render a search template #
POST /_search Run a search #
GET /{index}/_search Run a search #
POST /{index}/_search Run a search #
GET /{index}/_mvt/{field}/{zoom}/{x}/{y} Search a vector tile #
POST /{index}/_mvt/{field}/{zoom}/{x}/{y} Search a vector tile #
GET /_search_shards Get the search shards #
POST /_search_shards Get the search shards #
GET /{index}/_search_shards Get the search shards #
POST /{index}/_search_shards Get the search shards #
GET /_search/template Run a search with a search template #
POST /_search/template Run a search with a search template #
GET /{index}/_search/template Run a search with a search template #
POST /{index}/_search/template Run a search with a search template #
GET /{index}/_terms_enum Get terms in an index #
POST /{index}/_terms_enum Get terms in an index #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/elasticsearch
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APIReference
https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/elasticsearch/
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Documentation
https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/kibana
📖
APIReference
https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/kibana/

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/elk-stack/refs/heads/main/openapi/elk-stack-search-api-openapi.yml

Other Resources

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SourceCode
https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch-specification
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SourceCode
https://github.com/elastic/kibana
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ToolCrosswalk
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/elk-stack/refs/heads/main/mcp/elk-stack-tool-crosswalk.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

elk-stack-search-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Elasticsearch Request & Response Specification Search API
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch-specification/blob/main/LICENSE
  version: ''
tags:


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