Validate a query Generally available; Added in 1.3.0

POST /{index}/_validate/query
Api key auth Basic auth Bearer auth

All methods and paths for this operation:

GET /_validate/query

POST /_validate/query
GET /{index}/_validate/query
POST /{index}/_validate/query

Validates a query without running it.

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 or indices, omit this parameter or use * or _all.

Query parameters

  • allow_no_indices boolean

    A setting that does two separate checks on the index expression. If false, the request returns an error (1) if any wildcard expression (including _all and *) resolves to zero matching indices or (2) if the complete set of resolved indices, aliases or data streams is empty after all expressions are evaluated. If true, index expressions that resolve to no indices are allowed and the request returns an empty result.

  • all_shards boolean

    If true, the validation is executed on all shards instead of one random shard per index.

  • analyzer string

    Analyzer to use for the query string. This parameter can only be used when the q query string parameter is specified.

  • analyze_wildcard boolean

    If true, wildcard and prefix queries are analyzed.

  • default_operator string

    The default operator for query string query: and or or.

    Values are and, AND, or, or OR.

  • df string

    Field to use as default where no field prefix is given in the query string. This parameter can only be used when the q query string parameter is specified.

  • expand_wildcards string | array[string]

    Type of index that wildcard patterns can match. If the request can target data streams, this argument determines whether wildcard expressions match hidden data streams. Supports comma-separated values, such as open,hidden.

    Supported values include:

    • all: Match any data stream or index, including hidden ones.
    • open: Match open, non-hidden indices. Also matches any non-hidden data stream.
    • closed: Match closed, non-hidden indices. Also matches any non-hidden data stream. Data streams cannot be closed.
    • hidden: Match hidden data streams and hidden indices. Must be combined with open, closed, or both.
    • none: Wildcard expressions are not accepted.

    Values are all, open, closed, hidden, or none.

  • explain boolean

    If true, the response returns detailed information if an error has occurred.

  • ignore_unavailable boolean

    If false, the request returns an error if it targets a concrete (non-wildcarded) index, alias, or data stream that is missing, closed, or otherwise unavailable. If true, unavailable concrete targets are silently ignored.

  • lenient boolean

    If true, format-based query failures (such as providing text to a numeric field) in the query string will be ignored.

  • rewrite boolean

    If true, returns a more detailed explanation showing the actual Lucene query that will be executed.

  • q string

    Query in the Lucene query string syntax.

application/json

Body

Responses

  • 200 application/json
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    • explanations array[object]
      Hide explanations attributes Show explanations attributes object
      • error string
      • explanation string
      • index string
      • shard number
      • valid boolean Required
    • _shards object
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      • failed number Required

        The number of shards the operation or search attempted to run on but failed.

      • successful number Required

        The number of shards the operation or search succeeded on.

      • total number Required

        The number of shards the operation or search will run on overall.

      • failures array[object]
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        • index string
        • node string
        • reason object Required

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

        • shard number
        • status string
        • primary boolean
      • skipped number
    • valid boolean Required
    • error string
POST /{index}/_validate/query 
GET my-index-000001/_validate/query?q=user.id:kimchy

resp = client.indices.validate_query(
    index="my-index-000001",
    q="user.id:kimchy",
)
const response = await client.indices.validateQuery({
  index: "my-index-000001",
  q: "user.id:kimchy",
});
response = client.indices.validate_query(
  index: "my-index-000001",
  q: "user.id:kimchy"
)
$resp = $client->indices()->validateQuery([
    "index" => "my-index-000001",
    "q" => "user.id:kimchy",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/my-index-000001/_validate/query?q=user.id:kimchy"
client.indices().validateQuery(v -> v
    .index("my-index-000001")
    .q("user.id:kimchy")
);