# Elasticsearch query to SQL **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [February 6, 2023, 4:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-query-to-sql/324814 "2023-02-06T16:41:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![elasticforme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f05b48/32.png) [@elasticforme](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/elasticforme)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2023, 4:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-query-to-sql/324814/1 "2023-02-06T16:41:32Z")
I know there is SQL API which can convert SQL query to REST is there a way around. convert REST query to SQL ? ---
**Author:** ![elasticforme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f05b48/32.png) [@elasticforme](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/elasticforme)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 3:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-query-to-sql/324814/2 "2023-02-07T15:30:13Z")
Anyone has any idea. any other way to do this? ---
**Author:** ![Andrei\_Stefan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/andrei_stefan/32/47533_2.png) [@Andrei\_Stefan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Andrei_Stefan)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 10:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-query-to-sql/324814/3 "2023-02-08T10:35:42Z")
Hi @elasticforme, If there is a way to do this, it's not from Elastic. ES SQL only has the `_sql/translate` API (as you mentioned) but there is no support for the reversed action. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2023, 10:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-query-to-sql/324814/4 "2023-03-08T10:36:38Z")
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