# Getting \_source fields with bulk api
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-source-fields-with-bulk-api/218235
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [February 6, 2020, 6:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-source-fields-with-bulk-api/218235 "2020-02-06T18:28:12Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@danoli](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/danoli)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2020, 6:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-source-fields-with-bulk-api/218235/1 "2020-02-06T18:28:13Z")
The [Bulk API docs](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/docs-bulk.html#docs-bulk-api-path-params) mention the query parameter` _source`, however, when I add the parameter to the request, no source fields are included.
For example:
curl -X POST "localhost:9200/\_bulk?\_source=field1" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d'
{ "index" : { "\_index" : "test", "\_id" : "1" } }
{ "field1" : "value1" }
{ "index" : { "\_index" : "test", "\_id" : "3" } }
{ "field1" : "value3" }
{ "index" : {"\_id" : "2", "\_index" : "test"} }
{ "doc" : {"field2" : "value2"} }
'
This returns the normal response but doesn't include field1 from \_source as requested.
Am I missing something?
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### Author:  [@DavidTurner](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DavidTurner)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2020, 9:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-source-fields-with-bulk-api/218235/2 "2020-02-06T21:44:11Z")
I think this is a documentation bug. The Bulk API is for indexing and doesn't return the document's source. Would you open an issue at [https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues) please?
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2020, 9:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-source-fields-with-bulk-api/218235/3 "2020-03-05T21:44:22Z")
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