# Increase size limit - Python ElasticSearch

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/increase-size-limit-python-elasticsearch/264830>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** language-clients\
**Created:** [February 19, 2021, 10:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/increase-size-limit-python-elasticsearch/264830 "2021-02-19T10:23:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![test\_tester](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/test_tester/32/79990_2.png) [@test\_tester](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/test_tester)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 10:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/increase-size-limit-python-elasticsearch/264830/1 "2021-02-19T10:23:33Z")

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Hi,

I'm currently writing a python script to extract out my elasticsearch documents and the following are my ES parameters that involves the sizing

```auto
response = es.search(index= es_index_list,scroll='5m', size='10000', body=search_index, request_timeout=60 )

```

As you can see my current size is 10000 and my python script can't extract anything beyond it. Is there a way to go about this?

Regards

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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:** [February 22, 2021, 12:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/increase-size-limit-python-elasticsearch/264830/2 "2021-02-22T00:55:07Z")

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How many results do you want to get?

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**Author:** ![Sampson\_Light](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sampson_light/32/77283_2.png) [@Sampson\_Light](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sampson_Light)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2021, 3:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/increase-size-limit-python-elasticsearch/264830/3 "2021-02-22T03:24:40Z")

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About 170k.

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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:** [February 22, 2021, 3:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/increase-size-limit-python-elasticsearch/264830/4 "2021-02-22T03:32:38Z")

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Am I still talking to the same person here? 😛

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**Author:** ![test\_tester](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/test_tester/32/79990_2.png) [@test\_tester](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/test_tester)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2021, 3:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/increase-size-limit-python-elasticsearch/264830/5 "2021-02-22T03:37:56Z")

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Hello warkolm.

I have about 140,000 documents in one index which I was hoping to extract all in one go.

Regards

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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:** [February 22, 2021, 3:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/increase-size-limit-python-elasticsearch/264830/6 "2021-02-22T03:39:42Z")

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Then don't use a search, use scan and scroll.

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**Author:** ![test\_tester](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/test_tester/32/79990_2.png) [@test\_tester](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/test_tester)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2021, 3:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/increase-size-limit-python-elasticsearch/264830/7 "2021-02-22T03:56:18Z")

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Do you perhaps have an reference I can use to integrate into a python script?

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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:** [February 22, 2021, 4:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/increase-size-limit-python-elasticsearch/264830/8 "2021-02-22T04:02:16Z")

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[Elasticsearch and Scroll in Python | ObjectRocket](https://kb.objectrocket.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-and-scroll-in-python-953) looks like it should work.

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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:** [March 22, 2021, 4:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/increase-size-limit-python-elasticsearch/264830/9 "2021-03-22T04:02:35Z")

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