# How to get the json for a searchrequest

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-get-the-json-for-a-searchrequest/16125>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [March 4, 2014, 12:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-get-the-json-for-a-searchrequest/16125 "2014-03-04T00:19:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![johnrodey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f8ce5/32.png) [@johnrodey](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/johnrodey)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2014, 12:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-get-the-json-for-a-searchrequest/16125/1 "2014-03-04T00:19:50Z")

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Is there a way to get the json string for a SearchRequest?

Thanks!

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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 6, 2017, 1:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-get-the-json-for-a-searchrequest/16125/2 "2017-07-06T01:45:58Z")

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