# Can I query an App Search Index with ElasticSearch SQL

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-query-an-app-search-index-with-elasticsearch-sql/297291>\
**Category:** Elastic Search\
**Tags:** elastic-app-search\
**Created:** [February 15, 2022, 7:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-query-an-app-search-index-with-elasticsearch-sql/297291 "2022-02-15T19:45:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![David\_Robbins](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/david_robbins/32/101102_2.png) [@David\_Robbins](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/David_Robbins)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 7:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-query-an-app-search-index-with-elasticsearch-sql/297291/1 "2022-02-15T19:45:24Z")

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I have a long running import process for my App Search index and I'd like to get perform checkpoints and get various count. I see SQL for Elastic Search and wonder if something like "select count(\*) where state = 'MI'" is possible.

If not, any suggestions that you may have used with App Search in the past? Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![cromagnon35](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b9e5f3/32.png) [@cromagnon35](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/cromagnon35)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 9:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-query-an-app-search-index-with-elasticsearch-sql/297291/2 "2022-02-15T21:11:55Z")

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Get your index name:  
`GET _cat/indices/.ent-search-engine-documents- **{wildcard or engine name}** `  
Get Count:  
`GET **{index name from _cat}** /_count`

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**Author:** ![David\_Robbins](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/david_robbins/32/101102_2.png) [@David\_Robbins](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/David_Robbins)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 9:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-query-an-app-search-index-with-elasticsearch-sql/297291/3 "2022-02-15T21:16:26Z")

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Thanks, I'll experiment with that.

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**Author:** ![David\_Robbins](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/david_robbins/32/101102_2.png) [@David\_Robbins](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/David_Robbins)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 10:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-query-an-app-search-index-with-elasticsearch-sql/297291/4 "2022-02-15T22:42:40Z")

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using this syntax:

`GET .ent-search-engine-documents-gcp-schema-2/_count{}`

I get

```auto
"hits" : {
    "total" : {
      "value" : 10000,
      "relation" : "gte"
    },

```

It seems that App Search always return the ceiling for paging. Any insight you have would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

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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:** [March 15, 2022, 10:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-query-an-app-search-index-with-elasticsearch-sql/297291/5 "2022-03-15T22:42:52Z")

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Closed on March 15, 2022, 10:42pm UTC

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