Elasticsearch API 02 - Basic Search
Loading Sample Dataset
Download sample dataset here. Extract file and load it as follows:
POST localhost:9200/bank/account/_bulk?pretty
{"index":{"_id":"1"}}
{"account_number":1,"balance":39225,"firstname":"Amber","lastname":"Duke","age":32,"gender":"M","address":"880 Holmes Lane","employer":"Pyrami","email":"amberduke@pyrami.com","city":"Brogan","state":"IL"}
{"index":{"_id":"6"}}
{"account_number":6,"balance":5686,"firstname":"Hattie","lastname":"Bond","age":36,"gender":"M","address":"671 Bristol Street","employer":"Netagy","email":"hattiebond@netagy.com","city":"Dante","state":"TN"}
...
Check indices:
GET localhost:9200/_cat/indices?v
health index pri rep docs.count docs.deleted store.size pri.store.size
yellow bank 5 1 1000 0 424.4kb 424.4kb
The Search API
There are two basic ways to run searches: one is by sending search parameters through the REST request URI and the other by sending them through the REST request body.
Search request:
GET localhost:9200/bank/_search?q=*&pretty
Response:
{
"took" : 63,
"timed_out" : false,
"_shards" : {
"total" : 5,
"successful" : 5,
"failed" : 0
},
"hits" : {
"total" : 1000,
"max_score" : 1.0,
"hits" : [ {
"_index" : "bank",
"_type" : "account",
"_id" : "1",
"_score" : 1.0, "_source" : {"account_number":1,"balance":39225,"firstname":"Amber","lastname":"Duke","age":32,"gender":"M","address":"880 Holmes Lane","employer":"Pyrami","email":"amberduke@pyrami.com","city":"Brogan","state":"IL"}
}, {
"_index" : "bank",
"_type" : "account",
"_id" : "6",
"_score" : 1.0, "_source" : {"account_number":6,"balance":5686,"firstname":"Hattie","lastname":"Bond","age":36,"gender":"M","address":"671 Bristol Street","employer":"Netagy","email":"hattiebond@netagy.com","city":"Dante","state":"TN"}
}, {
"_index" : "bank",
"_type" : "account",
Using Query DSL:
POST localhost:9200/bank/_search?pretty
{
"query": { "match_all": {} }
}
