# Change url param name from 'q' to 'k'?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-url-param-name-from-q-to-k/233149>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [May 18, 2020, 4:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-url-param-name-from-q-to-k/233149 "2020-05-18T16:08:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![bwknow](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bwknow/32/68565_2.png) [@bwknow](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bwknow)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2020, 4:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-url-param-name-from-q-to-k/233149/1 "2020-05-18T16:08:35Z")

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I need to change q var name to k in the url request string. Is this possible?  
ie. ?q=xyz =\> ?k=xyz

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**Author:** ![polyfractal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/polyfractal/32/48162_2.png) [@polyfractal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/polyfractal)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2020, 4:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-url-param-name-from-q-to-k/233149/2 "2020-05-18T16:36:12Z")

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No, I do not believe it is. If this is a hard requirement, perhaps install a proxy in front of Elasticsearch to do the translation?

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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:** [June 15, 2020, 4:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-url-param-name-from-q-to-k/233149/3 "2020-06-15T16:36:20Z")

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Closed on June 15, 2020, 4:36pm UTC

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