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Elasticsearch

Elasticsearch is a distributed, RESTful search and analytics engine capable of addressing a growing number of use cases. As the heart of the Elastic Stack, it centrally stores data for fast search, fine-tuned relevancy, and powerful analytics that scale with ease. It provides a comprehensive REST API for document indexing, searching, aggregations, and cluster management.

Elasticsearch publishes 5 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Cat API, Cluster API, Document API, and 2 more. Tagged areas include Analytics, Database, Distributed Systems, Full-Text Search, and NoSQL.

Elasticsearch’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, getting-started guide, engineering blog, pricing, support, and 8 more developer resources.

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47.4/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
5 APIs
AnalyticsDatabaseDistributed SystemsFull-Text SearchNoSQLSearch

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 47.4/100 · developing
Contract Quality 12.3 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 7.4 / 20
Commercial Clarity 13.7 / 20
Operational Transparency 6.8 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 7.2 / 10
Agent readiness — 31/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 5

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Elasticsearch Cat API

The Cat API from Elasticsearch — 1 operation(s) for cat.

Elasticsearch Cluster API

The Cluster API from Elasticsearch — 1 operation(s) for cluster.

Elasticsearch Document API

The Document API from Elasticsearch — 2 operation(s) for document.

Elasticsearch Index API

The Index API from Elasticsearch — 1 operation(s) for index.

Elasticsearch Search API

The Search API from Elasticsearch — 1 operation(s) for search.

Open Collections 1

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

Elasticsearch REST API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Elastic Search Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Elastic Search Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Elastic Search Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 3

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Elastic Search Authentication

apiKey/http · 2 schemes

SECURITY

Elastic Search Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · DMARC

SECURITY

Elastic Search Trust Center

GDPR

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Elastic Search Agentic Access

11 operations · 6 acting

11 operations · 6 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

GettingStarted
GettingStarted

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter
TrustCenter
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support
Support
 StatusPage
StatusPage

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing
Pricing
 TermsOfService
TermsOfService

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: elastic-search
name: Elasticsearch
description: Elasticsearch is a distributed, RESTful search and analytics engine capable of addressing a growing number of
  use cases. As the heart of the Elastic Stack, it centrally stores data for fast search, fine-tuned relevancy, and powerful
  analytics that scale with ease. It provides a comprehensive REST API for document indexing, searching, aggregations, and
  cluster management.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/elastic-search.png
tags:
- Analytics
- Database
- Distributed Systems
- Full-Text Search
- NoSQL
- Search
url: https://www.elastic.co/elasticsearch/
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-04-28'
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: elastic-search:elastic-search-cat-api
  name: Elasticsearch Cat API
  description: The Cat API from Elasticsearch — 1 operation(s) for cat.
  humanURL: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/rest-apis.html
  baseURL: https://localhost:9200
  tags:
  - Cat
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/elastic-search-cat-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/index.html
- aid: elastic-search:elastic-search-cluster-api
  name: Elasticsearch Cluster API
  description: The Cluster API from Elasticsearch — 1 operation(s) for cluster.
  humanURL: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/rest-apis.html
  baseURL: https://localhost:9200
  tags:
  - Cluster
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/elastic-search-cluster-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/index.html
- aid: elastic-search:elastic-search-document-api
  name: Elasticsearch Document API
  description: The Document API from Elasticsearch — 2 operation(s) for document.
  humanURL: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/rest-apis.html
  baseURL: https://localhost:9200
  tags:
  - Document
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/elastic-search-document-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/index.html
- aid: elastic-search:elastic-search-index-api
  name: Elasticsearch Index API
  description: The Index API from Elasticsearch — 1 operation(s) for index.
  humanURL: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/rest-apis.html
  baseURL: https://localhost:9200
  tags:
  - Index
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/elastic-search-index-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/index.html
- aid: elastic-search:elastic-search-search-api
  name: Elasticsearch Search API
  description: The Search API from Elasticsearch — 1 operation(s) for search.
  humanURL: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/rest-apis.html
  baseURL: https://localhost:9200
  tags:
  - Search
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/elastic-search-search-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/index.html
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/elastic-search-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/elastic-search-trust-center.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/elastic-search-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/elastic-search-authentication.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/elastic-co
- type: Website
  url: https://www.elastic.co/elasticsearch/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/index.html
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/getting-started.html
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.elastic.co/blog/
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.elastic.co/pricing/
- type: Support
  url: https://www.elastic.co/support
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.elastic.co/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.elastic.co/agreements/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/elastic
- type: Integrations
  url: https://www.elastic.co/integrations
integrations:
- name: Become a partner
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com