# Extract request JSON from MultiGetRequestBuilder **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [May 8, 2013, 11:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/extract-request-json-from-multigetrequestbuilder/11888 "2013-05-08T23:41:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mark\_Mindenhall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@Mark\_Mindenhall](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mark_Mindenhall)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2013, 11:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/extract-request-json-from-multigetrequestbuilder/11888/1 "2013-05-08T23:41:47Z")
Using the Java client, it's possible to obtain the generated request JSON from the SearchRequestBuilder merely by calling toString(): ``` LOGGER.debug("Executing query:\n" + searchRequestBuilder.toString()); ``` We also have some code that uses the MultiGetRequestBuilder to retrieve specific documents by ID, so I added a line to do the same thing: ``` LOGGER.debug("Executing query:\n" + multiGetRequestBuilder.toString ``` ()); Problem is, MultiGetRequestBuilder does not override toString() to provide a similar capability. Is there another way to extract the JSON from the request builder? I haven't hit on anything so far. We're on version 0.19.9. Any suggestions? Thanks! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![brian\_yoder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f1d935/32.png) [@brian\_yoder](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/brian_yoder)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 9:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/extract-request-json-from-multigetrequestbuilder/11888/2 "2013-05-09T21:17:17Z")
I don't see it in the most recent version 0.90.0 either. ☹ On Wednesday, May 8, 2013 7:41:47 PM UTC-4, Mark Mindenhall wrote: > Using the Java client, it's possible to obtain the generated request JSON > from the SearchRequestBuilder merely by calling toString(): > > ``` > LOGGER.debug("Executing query:\n" + searchRequestBuilder.toString > > ``` > > ()); > > We also have some code that uses the MultiGetRequestBuilder to retrieve > specific documents by ID, so I added a line to do the same thing: > > ``` > LOGGER.debug("Executing query:\n" + multiGetRequestBuilder.toString > > ``` > > ()); > > Problem is, MultiGetRequestBuilder does not override toString() to provide > a similar capability. Is there another way to extract the JSON from the > request builder? I haven't hit on anything so far. We're on version > 0.19.9. Any suggestions? > > Thanks! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 10:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/extract-request-json-from-multigetrequestbuilder/11888/3 "2013-05-09T22:06:31Z")
Can you open an issue? I think we just need to add: ``` @Override public String toString() { return internalBuilder().toString(); } ``` In MultiGetRequestBuilder and MultiSearchRequestBuilder as well. -- David 😉 Twitter : @dadoonet / @elasticsearchfr / @scrutmydocs Le 9 mai 2013 à 01:41, Mark Mindenhall [mmindenhall@gmail.com](mailto:mmindenhall@gmail.com) a écrit : Using the Java client, it's possible to obtain the generated request JSON from the SearchRequestBuilder merely by calling toString(): ``` LOGGER.debug("Executing query:\n" + searchRequestBuilder.toString()); ``` We also have some code that uses the MultiGetRequestBuilder to retrieve specific documents by ID, so I added a line to do the same thing: ``` LOGGER.debug("Executing query:\n" + multiGetRequestBuilder.toString()); ``` Problem is, MultiGetRequestBuilder does not override toString() to provide a similar capability. Is there another way to extract the JSON from the request builder? I haven't hit on anything so far. We're on version 0.19.9. Any suggestions? Thanks! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**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, 2:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/extract-request-json-from-multigetrequestbuilder/11888/4 "2017-07-06T02:37:15Z")