# Can we use elasticsearch queries in app search?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-use-elasticsearch-queries-in-app-search/289239>\
**Category:** Elastic Search\
**Tags:** elastic-app-search\
**Created:** [November 15, 2021, 11:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-use-elasticsearch-queries-in-app-search/289239 "2021-11-15T23:07:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![ayushnvijay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ayushnvijay/32/97151_2.png) [@ayushnvijay](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ayushnvijay)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2021, 11:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-use-elasticsearch-queries-in-app-search/289239/1 "2021-11-15T23:07:32Z")

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I have been working on a search system and was impressed by search ui that i gave app search a shot over Elasticsearch. Now I wanted to query data the way I would do for elasticsearch but kept getting key error. Are app search queries different from Elasticsearch?

This category relates to the [Enterprise Search](https://www.elastic.co/enterprise-search) set of products - App Search, Site Search and Workplace Search.  
If your question relates to core Elasticsearch functionality, please head over to the #elastic-stack:elasticsearch category for assistance.

_PS - Please delete this text before posting your topic_

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**Author:** ![jgr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jgr/32/97041_2.png) [@jgr](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jgr)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2021, 1:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-use-elasticsearch-queries-in-app-search/289239/2 "2021-11-18T01:54:12Z")

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Hi ayushnvijay!

App Search has its own search API distinct from Elasticsearch. The [Search API documentation page](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/app-search/current/search.html) is a good place to start, but any of the reference pages that start with "Search API" (for instance [Search API Facets](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/app-search/current/facets.html)) could be useful.

Also, it might be worth mentioning that you can use Search UI with Elasticsearch, although there is not yet a Search UI Connector for it. You can see [an example in the Search UI Github repo](https://github.com/elastic/search-ui/tree/master/examples/elasticsearch).

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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:** [December 16, 2021, 1:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-use-elasticsearch-queries-in-app-search/289239/3 "2021-12-16T01:54:43Z")

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