# How to scroll back in Elasticsearch Search Scroll API

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-scroll-back-in-elasticsearch-search-scroll-api/227149
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [April 8, 2020, 2:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-scroll-back-in-elasticsearch-search-scroll-api/227149 "2020-04-08T14:18:49Z")
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### Author: ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2020, 1:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-scroll-back-in-elasticsearch-search-scroll-api/227149/2 "2020-04-09T01:02:38Z")

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A scroll is one way, forward. You cannot go back.

If nothing shows then what do you have to scroll back on though?

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