# Exporting the output of elasticsearch query

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/exporting-the-output-of-elasticsearch-query/60083>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [September 8, 2016, 2:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/exporting-the-output-of-elasticsearch-query/60083 "2016-09-08T14:20:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Varun\_Breja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Varun\_Breja](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Varun_Breja)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2016, 2:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/exporting-the-output-of-elasticsearch-query/60083/1 "2016-09-08T14:20:16Z")

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How can we export the output of query running in elasticsearch like any search or update query ?

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**Author:** ![Mark\_Harwood](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mark_harwood/32/10538_2.png) [@Mark\_Harwood](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mark_Harwood)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2016, 2:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/exporting-the-output-of-elasticsearch-query/60083/2 "2016-09-08T14:24:14Z")

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For large result sets there is a dedicated API for this - see [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/2.4/search-request-scroll.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/2.4/search-request-scroll.html)

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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 5, 2017, 10:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/exporting-the-output-of-elasticsearch-query/60083/3 "2017-07-05T22:21:48Z")

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