# Can we read data from index into spark by query?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-read-data-from-index-into-spark-by-query/44285>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** es-hadoop\
**Created:** [March 14, 2016, 6:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-read-data-from-index-into-spark-by-query/44285 "2016-03-14T06:39:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kramer\_Li](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kramer_li/32/46872_2.png) [@Kramer\_Li](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Kramer_Li)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2016, 6:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-read-data-from-index-into-spark-by-query/44285/1 "2016-03-14T06:39:44Z")

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Hi

I want to read from ElasticSearch into Spark by python. There are some example from doc

```
df = sqlContext.read.format("org.elasticsearch.spark.sql").load("index/type")

```

But in this way, the whole index is read. Is it possible do this by query?

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**Author:** ![Kramer\_Li](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kramer_li/32/46872_2.png) [@Kramer\_Li](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Kramer_Li)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2016, 8:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-read-data-from-index-into-spark-by-query/44285/2 "2016-03-14T08:10:01Z")

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😉

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**Author:** ![costin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/costin/32/44950_2.png) [@costin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/costin)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2016, 9:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-read-data-from-index-into-spark-by-query/44285/3 "2016-03-21T09:23:32Z")

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Of course. In fact, if you read the [docs](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/hadoop/master/spark.html), you'll find several references to it, including in the dedicated [configuration chapter](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/hadoop/master/configuration.html#_querying).

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**Author:** ![Kramer\_Li](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kramer_li/32/46872_2.png) [@Kramer\_Li](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Kramer_Li)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2016, 3:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-read-data-from-index-into-spark-by-query/44285/4 "2016-03-23T03:10:25Z")

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Thanks very much. I found those information on doc. Thanks again

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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 6, 2017, 1:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-read-data-from-index-into-spark-by-query/44285/5 "2017-07-06T13:25:33Z")

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