# Always get max results using search from browser **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [September 23, 2016, 1:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/always-get-max-results-using-search-from-browser/61387 "2016-09-23T13:34:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dkarnecki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@dkarnecki](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dkarnecki)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2016, 1:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/always-get-max-results-using-search-from-browser/61387/1 "2016-09-23T13:34:04Z")
We recently began using browsers to make Elastic Search searches. No matter what I enter into the browser for a \_search "search string" I receive ALL records as a result. Am I formatting my searches incorrectly or what seems to be the problem? Following are some queries I've submitted that have returned ALL records back. [http://192.168.1.162:9200/fbo\_redo/\_search?match\_all](http://192.168.1.162:9200/fbo_redo/_search?match_all) [http://192.168.1.162:9200/fbo\_redo/\_search?ede98706-964c-4edc-bd83-278d964fb522](http://192.168.1.162:9200/fbo_redo/_search?ede98706-964c-4edc-bd83-278d964fb522) [http://192.168.1.162:9200/fbo\_redo/\_search?q=agency:Defense](http://192.168.1.162:9200/fbo_redo/_search?q=agency:Defense) Logistics Agency This query returned ONLY the asked for id: [http://localhost:9200/myindexname/BlogPost/\_search?q=id:ede98706-964c-4edc-bd83-278d964fb522](http://localhost:9200/myindexname/BlogPost/_search?q=id:ede98706-964c-4edc-bd83-278d964fb522) Can anyone tell me what's wrong? Thanks, Dave K ---
**Author:** ![MarkOStewart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@MarkOStewart](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/MarkOStewart)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2016, 1:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/always-get-max-results-using-search-from-browser/61387/2 "2016-09-23T13:54:14Z")
do you have sense installed somewhere? (I use Google Sense plugin for Chrome. also a plugin for Kibana) Put [http://192.168.1.162:9200/](http://192.168.1.162:9200/) into server field. now get indices just to be sure your connected correct. Run this command /GET /\_cat/indices?v=pretty Paste one of your queries into the sense panel. (it will remove the [http://192.168.1.162:9200/](http://192.168.1.162:9200/) url part that needs to go into the top Server field) run query and see what returns. Let us know what happened. ---
**Author:** ![danielmitterdorfer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/danielmitterdorfer/32/110510_2.png) [@danielmitterdorfer](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/danielmitterdorfer)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2016, 1:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/always-get-max-results-using-search-from-browser/61387/3 "2016-09-23T13:54:54Z")
Hi @dkarnecki, > [@dkarnecki](#): > > We recently began using browsers to make Elastic Search searches. For a more convenient alternative, you should consider [Console](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/5.0/console-kibana.html) which allows you to use the query DSL. When you use URI search, you have to provide your query using the `q` request parameter. > [@dkarnecki](#): > > [http://192.168.1.162:9200/fbo\_redo/\_search?match\_all](http://192.168.1.162:9200/fbo_redo/_search?match_all) Cannot work, `q` is missing. > [@dkarnecki](#): > > [http://192.168.1.162:9200/fbo\_redo/\_search?q=agency:Defense](http://192.168.1.162:9200/fbo_redo/_search?q=agency:Defense) Logistics Agency You should quote the parameter value, i.e.: > [http://192.168.1.162:9200/fbo\_redo/\_search?q=agency:](http://192.168.1.162:9200/fbo_redo/_search?q=agency:)"Defense Logistics Agency" > [@dkarnecki](#): > > [http://localhost:9200/myindexname/BlogPost/\_search?q=id:ede98706-964c-4edc-bd83-278d964fb522](http://localhost:9200/myindexname/BlogPost/_search?q=id:ede98706-964c-4edc-bd83-278d964fb522) Looks ok to me. See the [reference docs](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/search-uri-request.html) for more examples. Daniel ---
**Author:** ![MarkOStewart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@MarkOStewart](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/MarkOStewart)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2016, 2:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/always-get-max-results-using-search-from-browser/61387/4 "2016-09-23T14:00:02Z")
Also noticed the [http://192.168.1.162:9200/fbo\_redo/\_search?ede98706-964c-4edc-bd83-278d964fb522](http://192.168.1.162:9200/fbo_redo/_search?ede98706-964c-4edc-bd83-278d964fb522) should be like [http://192.168.1.162:9200/fbo\_redo/\_search?q=ede98706-964c-4edc-bd83-278d964fb522](http://192.168.1.162:9200/fbo_redo/_search?q=ede98706-964c-4edc-bd83-278d964fb522) look closely at the format of strings they are not correct. Just saw Daniels post after I posted this. MS ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 10:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/always-get-max-results-using-search-from-browser/61387/5 "2017-07-05T22:17:42Z")