# How to get all results with search API **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [June 14, 2022, 9:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-get-all-results-with-search-api/307127 "2022-06-14T09:50:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![its-ogawa](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/its-ogawa/32/120829_2.png) [@its-ogawa](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/its-ogawa)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2022, 9:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-get-all-results-with-search-api/307127/1 "2022-06-14T09:50:07Z")
I am trying to use the REST API to get the contents of the index. > **[Search API | Elasticsearch Guide \[8.2\] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/search-search.html)** I found that this API only retrieves up to 10 results by default. I also found that by using the `size` option, I can retrieve the specified number of results. However, I want to retrieve all the results I specify. Is it possible to retrieve all results without specifying the `size`? ---
**Author:** ![RabBit\_BR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rabbit_br/32/82261_2.png) [@RabBit\_BR](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/RabBit_BR)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2022, 7:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-get-all-results-with-search-api/307127/2 "2022-06-14T19:45:57Z")
Out of curiosity, why do you want all the results at once and not use size or any other pagination strategy? ---
**Author:** ![its-ogawa](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/its-ogawa/32/120829_2.png) [@its-ogawa](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/its-ogawa)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2022, 1:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-get-all-results-with-search-api/307127/3 "2022-06-15T01:13:29Z")
@RabBit_BR Thanks for commenting. Ah. I knew there was such a function. Where is it described? Please tell me how to use it. ---
**Author:** ![its-ogawa](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/its-ogawa/32/120829_2.png) [@its-ogawa](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/its-ogawa)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2022, 1:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-get-all-results-with-search-api/307127/4 "2022-06-15T01:23:37Z")
Oh. I'm guessing you mean this one? > **[Scroll API | Elasticsearch Guide \[8.2\] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/scroll-api.html)** If so, maybe you can refer to this area for how to use it. > **[How Do You Scroll in Elasticsearch?](https://linuxhint.com/scroll-elasticsearch/)** > > In Elasticsearch, a search query can be as simple as a single document or large and complex results consisting of millions of records. Scrolling thru' documents using the scroll API is not recommended for real-time requests. It is mainly helpful for... ---
**Author:** ![RabBit\_BR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rabbit_br/32/82261_2.png) [@RabBit\_BR](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/RabBit_BR)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2022, 1:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-get-all-results-with-search-api/307127/5 "2022-06-15T01:36:33Z")
This [post](https://opster.com/guides/elasticsearch/how-tos/elasticsearch-pagination-techniques/) explain about techniques pagination. ---
**Author:** ![its-ogawa](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/its-ogawa/32/120829_2.png) [@its-ogawa](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/its-ogawa)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2022, 2:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-get-all-results-with-search-api/307127/6 "2022-06-15T02:35:25Z")
@RabBit_BR Wow. Thank you. I will read this article. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2022, 2:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-get-all-results-with-search-api/307127/7 "2022-07-13T02:35:58Z")
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