# "from" without "size" does nothing
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/from-without-size-does-nothing/3268
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [August 27, 2010, 3:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/from-without-size-does-nothing/3268 "2010-08-27T15:43:06Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@Kenneth\_Loafman](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Kenneth_Loafman)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2010, 3:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/from-without-size-does-nothing/3268/1 "2010-08-27T15:43:06Z")
Hi,
If I execute the following ES returns the correct set of posts, 2000-2024.
> #!/bin/bash
>
> curl -XGET '[http://192.168.1.5:9200/\_search](http://192.168.1.5:9200/_search)' -d @- \<\ -mjson.tool
> {
> "query" : {
> "more\_like\_this" : {
> "fields" : ["content", "title"],
> "like\_text" : "jetblue blew tire",
> "min\_term\_freq" : 1
> },
> "from" : 2000,
> "size" : 25
> }
> }
> EOF
> However, leaving out the "size" (defaulting), always returns posts 0-24,
> and ignores the "from" parameter.
> #!/bin/bash
>
> curl -XGET '[http://192.168.1.5:9200/\_search](http://192.168.1.5:9200/_search)' -d @- \<\ -mjson.tool
> {
> "query" : {
> "more\_like\_this" : {
> "fields" : ["content", "title"],
> "like\_text" : "jetblue blew tire",
> "min\_term\_freq" : 1
> },
> "from" : 2000
> }
> }
> EOF
> Is this expected behavior? I can't find documentation either way.
...Thanks,
...Ken
---
### Author:  [@kimchy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kimchy)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2010, 3:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/from-without-size-does-nothing/3268/2 "2010-08-27T15:50:53Z")
Strange that it works for you, the "from" and "size" should be set on the
same "query" level:
[http://www.elasticsearch.com/docs/elasticsearch/rest\_api/search/from\_size/](http://www.elasticsearch.com/docs/elasticsearch/rest_api/search/from_size/).
On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 6:43 PM, Kenneth Loafman
[kenneth.loafman@gmail.com](mailto:kenneth.loafman@gmail.com)wrote:
> Hi,
>
> If I execute the following ES returns the correct set of posts, 2000-2024.
>
> > #!/bin/bash
> >
> > curl -XGET '[http://192.168.1.5:9200/\_search](http://192.168.1.5:9200/_search)' -d @- \<\ > -mjson.tool
> > {
> > "query" : {
> > "more\_like\_this" : {
> > "fields" : ["content", "title"],
> > "like\_text" : "jetblue blew tire",
> > "min\_term\_freq" : 1
> > },
> > "from" : 2000,
> > "size" : 25
> > }
> > }
> > EOF
> > However, leaving out the "size" (defaulting), always returns posts 0-24,
> > and ignores the "from" parameter.
> > #!/bin/bash
> >
> > curl -XGET '[http://192.168.1.5:9200/\_search](http://192.168.1.5:9200/_search)' -d @- \<\ > -mjson.tool
> > {
> > "query" : {
> > "more\_like\_this" : {
> > "fields" : ["content", "title"],
> > "like\_text" : "jetblue blew tire",
> > "min\_term\_freq" : 1
> > },
> > "from" : 2000
> > }
> > }
> > EOF
> > Is this expected behavior? I can't find documentation either way.
>
> ...Thanks,
> ...Ken
---
### Author:  [@Kenneth\_Loafman](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Kenneth_Loafman)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2010, 4:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/from-without-size-does-nothing/3268/3 "2010-08-27T16:12:21Z")
They are on the same query level, just not on the same line. The docs
don't say that 'size' is required when 'from' is supplied.
Shay Banon wrote:
> Strange that it works for you, the "from" and "size" should be set on
> the same "query"
> level: [http://www.elasticsearch.com/docs/elasticsearch/rest\_api/search/from\_size/](http://www.elasticsearch.com/docs/elasticsearch/rest_api/search/from_size/).
>
> On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 6:43 PM, Kenneth Loafman
> \<[kenneth.loafman@gmail.com](mailto:kenneth.loafman@gmail.com) [mailto:kenneth.loafman@gmail.com](mailto:kenneth.loafman@gmail.com)\> wrote:
>
> ```
> Hi,
>
> If I execute the following ES returns the correct set of posts,
> 2000-2024.
> > #!/bin/bash
> >
> > curl -XGET 'http://192.168.1.5:9200/_search' -d @- < > -mjson.tool
> > {
> > "query" : {
> > "more_like_this" : {
> > "fields" : ["content", "title"],
> > "like_text" : "jetblue blew tire",
> > "min_term_freq" : 1
> > },
> > "from" : 2000,
> > "size" : 25
> > }
> > }
> > EOF
> However, leaving out the "size" (defaulting), always returns posts 0-24,
> and ignores the "from" parameter.
> > #!/bin/bash
> >
> > curl -XGET 'http://192.168.1.5:9200/_search' -d @- < > -mjson.tool
> > {
> > "query" : {
> > "more_like_this" : {
> > "fields" : ["content", "title"],
> > "like_text" : "jetblue blew tire",
> > "min_term_freq" : 1
> > },
> > "from" : 2000
> > }
> > }
> > EOF
> Is this expected behavior? I can't find documentation either way.
>
> ...Thanks,
> ...Ken
>
> ```
---
### Author:  [@kimchy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kimchy)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2010, 4:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/from-without-size-does-nothing/3268/4 "2010-08-27T16:17:14Z")
Here is how it should look like: [gist:553660 · GitHub](http://gist.github.com/553660).
On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 7:12 PM, Kenneth Loafman
[kenneth.loafman@gmail.com](mailto:kenneth.loafman@gmail.com)wrote:
> They are on the same query level, just not on the same line. The docs
> don't say that 'size' is required when 'from' is supplied.
>
> Shay Banon wrote:
>
> > Strange that it works for you, the "from" and "size" should be set on
> > the same "query"
> > level:
> > [http://www.elasticsearch.com/docs/elasticsearch/rest\_api/search/from\_size/](http://www.elasticsearch.com/docs/elasticsearch/rest_api/search/from_size/)
> > .
> >
> > On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 6:43 PM, Kenneth Loafman
> > \<[kenneth.loafman@gmail.com](mailto:kenneth.loafman@gmail.com) [mailto:kenneth.loafman@gmail.com](mailto:kenneth.loafman@gmail.com)\> wrote:
> >
> > ```
> > Hi,
> >
> > If I execute the following ES returns the correct set of posts,
> > 2000-2024.
> > > #!/bin/bash
> > >
> > > curl -XGET 'http://192.168.1.5:9200/_search' -d @- < > > -mjson.tool
> > > {
> > > "query" : {
> > > "more_like_this" : {
> > > "fields" : ["content", "title"],
> > > "like_text" : "jetblue blew tire",
> > > "min_term_freq" : 1
> > > },
> > > "from" : 2000,
> > > "size" : 25
> > > }
> > > }
> > > EOF
> > However, leaving out the "size" (defaulting), always returns posts
> >
> > ```
>
> 0-24,
>
> > ```
> > and ignores the "from" parameter.
> > > #!/bin/bash
> > >
> > > curl -XGET 'http://192.168.1.5:9200/_search' -d @- < > > -mjson.tool
> > > {
> > > "query" : {
> > > "more_like_this" : {
> > > "fields" : ["content", "title"],
> > > "like_text" : "jetblue blew tire",
> > > "min_term_freq" : 1
> > > },
> > > "from" : 2000
> > > }
> > > }
> > > EOF
> > Is this expected behavior? I can't find documentation either way.
> >
> > ...Thanks,
> > ...Ken
> >
> > ```
---
### Author:  [@Kenneth\_Loafman](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Kenneth_Loafman)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2010, 4:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/from-without-size-does-nothing/3268/5 "2010-08-27T16:46:11Z")
OK, that did it. Thanks!
Shay Banon wrote:
> Here is how it should look like: [gist:553660 · GitHub](http://gist.github.com/553660).
>
> On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 7:12 PM, Kenneth Loafman
> \<[kenneth.loafman@gmail.com](mailto:kenneth.loafman@gmail.com) [mailto:kenneth.loafman@gmail.com](mailto:kenneth.loafman@gmail.com)\> wrote:
>
> ```
> They are on the same query level, just not on the same line. The docs
> don't say that 'size' is required when 'from' is supplied.
>
> Shay Banon wrote:
> > Strange that it works for you, the "from" and "size" should be set on
> > the same "query"
> > level:
> http://www.elasticsearch.com/docs/elasticsearch/rest_api/search/from_size/.
> >
> > On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 6:43 PM, Kenneth Loafman
> >
> >> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > If I execute the following ES returns the correct set of posts,
> > 2000-2024.
> > > #!/bin/bash
> > >
> > > curl -XGET 'http://192.168.1.5:9200/_search' -d @- < python
> > > -mjson.tool
> > > {
> > > "query" : {
> > > "more_like_this" : {
> > > "fields" : ["content", "title"],
> > > "like_text" : "jetblue blew tire",
> > > "min_term_freq" : 1
> > > },
> > > "from" : 2000,
> > > "size" : 25
> > > }
> > > }
> > > EOF
> > However, leaving out the "size" (defaulting), always returns
> posts 0-24,
> > and ignores the "from" parameter.
> > > #!/bin/bash
> > >
> > > curl -XGET 'http://192.168.1.5:9200/_search' -d @- < python
> > > -mjson.tool
> > > {
> > > "query" : {
> > > "more_like_this" : {
> > > "fields" : ["content", "title"],
> > > "like_text" : "jetblue blew tire",
> > > "min_term_freq" : 1
> > > },
> > > "from" : 2000
> > > }
> > > }
> > > EOF
> > Is this expected behavior? I can't find documentation either way.
> >
> > ...Thanks,
> > ...Ken
> >
> >
>
> ```
---
### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2017, 4:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/from-without-size-does-nothing/3268/6 "2017-07-06T04:20:13Z")