# How can I specify size unlimited in Curl command?

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-specify-size-unlimited-in-curl-command/96916
**Category:** Kibana
**Created:** [August 14, 2017, 7:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-specify-size-unlimited-in-curl-command/96916 "2017-08-14T07:10:35Z")
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### Author: ![patil-akshay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/patil-akshay/32/15295_2.png) [@patil-akshay](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/patil-akshay)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2017, 7:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-specify-size-unlimited-in-curl-command/96916/1 "2017-08-14T07:10:36Z")

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Currently, when we write search query (match all) it will return first 10 hits  
but I want to print all records but in query I can specify size till 10,000 how can set size =unlimited.

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### Author: ![bhavyarm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bhavyarm/32/22392_2.png) [@bhavyarm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bhavyarm)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2017, 12:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-specify-size-unlimited-in-curl-command/96916/2 "2017-08-14T12:50:50Z")

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Here you go:  
[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/search-request-from-size.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/search-request-from-size.html)

You can set that 10000 max.

Thanks,  
Bhavya

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### Author: ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2017, 1:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-specify-size-unlimited-in-curl-command/96916/3 "2017-08-14T13:00:48Z")

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If you want to retrieve all results, I would recommend creating a script utilising the [scroll API](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/search-request-scroll.html).

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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: [September 11, 2017, 1:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-specify-size-unlimited-in-curl-command/96916/4 "2017-09-11T13:01:18Z")

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