Count or Search with size=0

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I am using ElasticSearch v2.4.0.

Which operations out of (Count) or (Search with size=0) will be faster in fetching the response count?

Since, count API for Java is deprecated for versions after 2.1.0, Is (Search with size=0) the same in terms of performance or any better operation is available for counting the records?

Thanks in advance.

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Search with size 0 should be the same performance as count. You can also look at terminate_after if you only need a "does this exist".

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Hello,

I have millions of documents in my index and I just want the count of the results when I perform a particular search query.

So, will search with size=0 be faster than count in terms of performance, when the data is huge?

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