# Get search results count using Elasticsearch input plugin

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/get-search-results-count-using-elasticsearch-input-plugin/216762>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [January 28, 2020, 6:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/get-search-results-count-using-elasticsearch-input-plugin/216762 "2020-01-28T06:31:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![saijana](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/saijana/32/46197_2.png) [@saijana](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/saijana)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 6:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/get-search-results-count-using-elasticsearch-input-plugin/216762/1 "2020-01-28T06:31:38Z")

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Hi,

Is it possible to get the count of the query using elasticsearch input plugin.

```
elasticsearch {
        hosts => "local:9200"
		index => "test*"
           size => 500
            scroll => "2m"
      }
```

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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:** [February 25, 2020, 6:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/get-search-results-count-using-elasticsearch-input-plugin/216762/2 "2020-02-25T06:31:43Z")

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