# Feature State "ent\_search" for Snapshots not working

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/feature-state-ent-search-for-snapshots-not-working/358936>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [May 7, 2024, 2:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/feature-state-ent-search-for-snapshots-not-working/358936 "2024-05-07T14:16:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![sebastianboelling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@sebastianboelling](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sebastianboelling)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2024, 2:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/feature-state-ent-search-for-snapshots-not-working/358936/1 "2024-05-07T14:16:28Z")

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Hi,

I am trying to restore the feature state of the feature "ent\_search" from am Snapshot. I am using the Snapstot tool:

[Snapshot and restore | Elasticsearch Guide [8.13] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/snapshot-restore.html#feature-state)

It is possible to snapshot and restore the feature state from "kibana" but not from "ent\_search". If I only include feature state "ent\_search" (and no kibana) while snapshoting and trying to restore, then Kibana tells me that no feature state at all is included in the snapshot-

It seems not to work properly, but if I am requesting the available features with GET /\_features it shows as response

```auto
{
      "name": "ent_search",
      "description": "Manages configuration for Enterprise Search features"
 }

```

It looks like, that there should be a feature state for "ent\_search". Is this a bug? How do you are using "ent\_search" feature state?

Regards

Sebastian