# Adding rest\_total\_hits\_as\_int to php-client search() method

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/adding-rest-total-hits-as-int-to-php-client-search-method/223793>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [March 16, 2020, 4:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/adding-rest-total-hits-as-int-to-php-client-search-method/223793 "2020-03-16T16:47:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sundeep\_Dangol](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sundeep_dangol/32/45310_2.png) [@Sundeep\_Dangol](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sundeep_Dangol)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 4:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/adding-rest-total-hits-as-int-to-php-client-search-method/223793/1 "2020-03-16T16:47:20Z")

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Hi How do i add rest\_total\_hits\_as\_int=true to search() method in php-client? i see in documentation below, it's mentioned in msearch method, but not in search. can we add rest\_total\_hits\_as\_int to search?

[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/client/php-api/current/ElasticsearchPHP\_Endpoints.html#Elasticsearch\_Clientsearch\_search](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/client/php-api/current/ElasticsearchPHP_Endpoints.html#Elasticsearch_Clientsearch_search)

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**Author:** ![Sundeep\_Dangol](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sundeep_dangol/32/45310_2.png) [@Sundeep\_Dangol](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sundeep_Dangol)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 6:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/adding-rest-total-hits-as-int-to-php-client-search-method/223793/2 "2020-03-16T18:31:46Z")

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looks like we can just pass in the parameter and it works  
'rest\_total\_hits\_as\_int' =\> true,

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 6:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/adding-rest-total-hits-as-int-to-php-client-search-method/223793/3 "2020-04-13T18:31:55Z")

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