# How to save Query JSON as it is in an Index?
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-save-query-json-as-it-is-in-an-index/15059
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [December 31, 2013, 12:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-save-query-json-as-it-is-in-an-index/15059 "2013-12-31T00:23:22Z")
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### Author:  [@search](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/search)
#### Post date: [December 31, 2013, 12:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-save-query-json-as-it-is-in-an-index/15059/1 "2013-12-31T00:23:22Z")
I want to save the query JSON as it as in a field in an ES index. I should
be able to retrieve queries and run it at a later time. I don't need
features like percolator. I am using Java client to index and retrieve.
What should I do to achieve this?
Thanks.
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### Author:  [@Daniel\_Guo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Daniel_Guo)
#### Post date: [December 31, 2013, 6:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-save-query-json-as-it-is-in-an-index/15059/2 "2013-12-31T06:21:16Z")
I don't get your point, can you describe more detail?
On Tuesday, December 31, 2013 8:23:22 AM UTC+8, Search User wrote:
> I want to save the query JSON as it as in a field in an ES index. I should
> be able to retrieve queries and run it at a later time. I don't need
> features like percolator. I am using Java client to index and retrieve.
>
> What should I do to achieve this?
>
> Thanks.
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### Author:  [@search](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/search)
#### Post date: [December 31, 2013, 6:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-save-query-json-as-it-is-in-an-index/15059/3 "2013-12-31T18:53:15Z")
I want to save the queries my users are executing and let them re-run at a
later time.
Thanks,
On Tuesday, December 31, 2013 1:21:16 AM UTC-5, Daniel Guo wrote:
> I don't get your point, can you describe more detail?
>
> On Tuesday, December 31, 2013 8:23:22 AM UTC+8, Search User wrote:
>
> > I want to save the query JSON as it as in a field in an ES index. I
> > should be able to retrieve queries and run it at a later time. I don't need
> > features like percolator. I am using Java client to index and retrieve.
> >
> > What should I do to achieve this?
> >
> > Thanks.
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### Author:  [@spinscale](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/spinscale)
#### Post date: [January 1, 2014, 8:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-save-query-json-as-it-is-in-an-index/15059/4 "2014-01-01T20:27:36Z")
Hey,
you could simply use the toString(), or even better the toXContent()
representation of a query and store it in another index, when executing
queries using your java API.
Alternatively you could set the thresholds for the slow index log very log
and thus log every index operation (this has a performance impact), see
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On Tue, Dec 31, 2013 at 7:53 PM, Search User [feedworks@gmail.com](mailto:feedworks@gmail.com) wrote:
> I want to save the queries my users are executing and let them re-run at a
> later time.
>
> Thanks,
>
> On Tuesday, December 31, 2013 1:21:16 AM UTC-5, Daniel Guo wrote:
>
> > I don't get your point, can you describe more detail?
> >
> > On Tuesday, December 31, 2013 8:23:22 AM UTC+8, Search User wrote:
> >
> > > I want to save the query JSON as it as in a field in an ES index. I
> > > should be able to retrieve queries and run it at a later time. I don't need
> > > features like percolator. I am using Java client to index and retrieve.
> > >
> > > What should I do to achieve this?
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> >
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### Author:  [@Amit\_Soni](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Amit_Soni)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2014, 7:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-save-query-json-as-it-is-in-an-index/15059/5 "2014-02-03T07:44:32Z")
I have an identical requirement and have a question: if we save the query
using toXContent() would the same query work fine when the version of
Elasticsearch changes (say it went through some major version change)?
-Amit.
On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 12:27 PM, Alexander Reelsen [alr@spinscale.de](mailto:alr@spinscale.de) wrote:
> Hey,
>
> you could simply use the toString(), or even better the toXContent()
> representation of a query and store it in another index, when executing
> queries using your java API.
>
> Alternatively you could set the thresholds for the slow index log very log
> and thus log every index operation (this has a performance impact), see
>
> [Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/index-modules-slowlog.html#index-slow-log)
>
> --Alex
>
> On Tue, Dec 31, 2013 at 7:53 PM, Search User [feedworks@gmail.com](mailto:feedworks@gmail.com) wrote:
>
> > I want to save the queries my users are executing and let them re-run at
> > a later time.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > On Tuesday, December 31, 2013 1:21:16 AM UTC-5, Daniel Guo wrote:
> >
> > > I don't get your point, can you describe more detail?
> > >
> > > On Tuesday, December 31, 2013 8:23:22 AM UTC+8, Search User wrote:
> > >
> > > > I want to save the query JSON as it as in a field in an ES index. I
> > > > should be able to retrieve queries and run it at a later time. I don't need
> > > > features like percolator. I am using Java client to index and retrieve.
> > > >
> > > > What should I do to achieve this?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks.
> > >
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### Author:  [@spinscale](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/spinscale)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2014, 9:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-save-query-json-as-it-is-in-an-index/15059/6 "2014-02-03T09:11:48Z")
Hey,
I am not sure I understand your concern. Of course, there is a possibility
that the toXContent() method possibly changes over versions, but it didnt
for quite some time (as this would also change the JSON response format)
and I think it makes sense to be pretty conservative with changes there...
--Alex
On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 8:44 AM, Amit Soni [amitsoni29@gmail.com](mailto:amitsoni29@gmail.com) wrote:
> I have an identical requirement and have a question: if we save the query
> using toXContent() would the same query work fine when the version of
> Elasticsearch changes (say it went through some major version change)?
>
> -Amit.
>
> On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 12:27 PM, Alexander Reelsen [alr@spinscale.de](mailto:alr@spinscale.de)wrote:
>
> > Hey,
> >
> > you could simply use the toString(), or even better the toXContent()
> > representation of a query and store it in another index, when executing
> > queries using your java API.
> >
> > Alternatively you could set the thresholds for the slow index log very
> > log and thus log every index operation (this has a performance impact), see
> >
> > [Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/index-modules-slowlog.html#index-slow-log)
> >
> > --Alex
> >
> > On Tue, Dec 31, 2013 at 7:53 PM, Search User [feedworks@gmail.com](mailto:feedworks@gmail.com) wrote:
> >
> > > I want to save the queries my users are executing and let them re-run at
> > > a later time.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > On Tuesday, December 31, 2013 1:21:16 AM UTC-5, Daniel Guo wrote:
> > >
> > > > I don't get your point, can you describe more detail?
> > > >
> > > > On Tuesday, December 31, 2013 8:23:22 AM UTC+8, Search User wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I want to save the query JSON as it as in a field in an ES index. I
> > > > > should be able to retrieve queries and run it at a later time. I don't need
> > > > > features like percolator. I am using Java client to index and retrieve.
> > > > >
> > > > > What should I do to achieve this?
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks.
> > > >
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2017, 1:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-save-query-json-as-it-is-in-an-index/15059/7 "2017-07-06T01:53:14Z")