# Can I use search as REST API?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-use-search-as-rest-api/53724>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [June 23, 2016, 2:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-use-search-as-rest-api/53724 "2016-06-23T02:10:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Srinivas\_Naathireddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Srinivas\_Naathireddy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Srinivas_Naathireddy)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2016, 2:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-use-search-as-rest-api/53724/1 "2016-06-23T02:10:48Z")

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Hi,

I am planning to use Elastic search to include as search engine in my iOS mobile app. I am not sure if this is possible at all. Do you provide REST Api to make service calls and get the data back to my mobile to parse and work on it?

Thank you,  
Srinivas.

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2016, 3:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-use-search-as-rest-api/53724/2 "2016-06-23T03:55:25Z")

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Yes, ES at it's core is all API calls.

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**Author:** ![Srinivas\_Naathireddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Srinivas\_Naathireddy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Srinivas_Naathireddy)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2016, 4:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-use-search-as-rest-api/53724/3 "2016-06-23T04:08:34Z")

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Thank you Mark. I have one more question about pricing. Is it free to use in production or after app deployment or is there a pricing structure in place? I tried understanding the subscription system, but, couldn't understand clearly.  
Thank you.

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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2016, 4:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-use-search-as-rest-api/53724/4 "2016-06-23T04:32:49Z")

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Elasticsearch itself is open source and free to use. A subscription will give you support and a few add-on products.

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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:** [July 5, 2017, 10:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-use-search-as-rest-api/53724/5 "2017-07-05T22:41:15Z")

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Closed on July 5, 2017, 10:41pm UTC