# Detect slow nodes within a search query

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/detect-slow-nodes-within-a-search-query/8626>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [August 3, 2012, 12:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/detect-slow-nodes-within-a-search-query/8626 "2012-08-03T12:43:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Ferdy\_Galema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/278dde/32.png) [@Ferdy\_Galema](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ferdy_Galema)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2012, 12:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/detect-slow-nodes-within-a-search-query/8626/1 "2012-08-03T12:43:05Z")

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Hi,

A search returns by default the "took" time. This is very helpful, but is  
there a way too see what node was responsible for the biggest amount of the  
time? Can I query the API with detailed response times somehow? I want to  
detect the hotspots. Or is this only possible with external plugins? I am  
aware of several performance monitoring plugins, but I thought it would be  
nice if this could be somehow done using the API.

Thanks,  
Ferdy.

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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, 3:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/detect-slow-nodes-within-a-search-query/8626/2 "2017-07-06T03:17:51Z")

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