# How can we download elastic search data

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-we-download-elastic-search-data/38748>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [January 8, 2016, 7:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-we-download-elastic-search-data/38748 "2016-01-08T19:00:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![vinod\_rao](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/3e96dc/32.png) [@vinod\_rao](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vinod_rao)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2016, 7:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-we-download-elastic-search-data/38748/1 "2016-01-08T19:00:07Z")

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Hi Team,

Is there any possibility do download the elastic search index data ?

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**Author:** ![jasontedor](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jasontedor/32/66992_2.png) [@jasontedor](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jasontedor)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2016, 7:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-we-download-elastic-search-data/38748/2 "2016-01-08T19:10:02Z")

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> [@vinod\_rao](#):
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> Is there any possibility do download the Elasticsearch index data ?

Can you please define what you mean by "download"?

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**Author:** ![vinod\_rao](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/3e96dc/32.png) [@vinod\_rao](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vinod_rao)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2016, 7:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-we-download-elastic-search-data/38748/3 "2016-01-08T19:13:17Z")

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In need the index data in word or text document to check the fields.

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**Author:** ![jasontedor](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jasontedor/32/66992_2.png) [@jasontedor](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jasontedor)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2016, 7:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-we-download-elastic-search-data/38748/4 "2016-01-08T19:20:13Z")

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> [@vinod\_rao](#):
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> In need the index data in word or text document to check the fields.

You can use a [scroll query](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/search-request-scroll.html) that matches all documents.

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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:** [July 5, 2017, 11:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-we-download-elastic-search-data/38748/5 "2017-07-05T23:25:53Z")

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