# Is is possible to do a msearch/template call using the java rest client?(not using curl )

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**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [November 17, 2016, 8:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-is-possible-to-do-a-msearch-template-call-using-the-java-rest-client-not-using-curl/66454 "2016-11-17T20:31:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sharat\_Jagannath](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sharat_jagannath/32/24299_2.png) [@Sharat\_Jagannath](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sharat_Jagannath)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2016, 8:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-is-possible-to-do-a-msearch-template-call-using-the-java-rest-client-not-using-curl/66454/1 "2016-11-17T20:31:52Z")

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Trying to do a msearch/template call using the java rest client?(not using curl )

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2016, 8:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-is-possible-to-do-a-msearch-template-call-using-the-java-rest-client-not-using-curl/66454/2 "2016-11-17T20:50:42Z")

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This? [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/client/java-api/current/java-search-msearch.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/client/java-api/current/java-search-msearch.html)

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**Author:** ![Sharat\_Jagannath](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sharat_jagannath/32/24299_2.png) [@Sharat\_Jagannath](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sharat_Jagannath)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2016, 9:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-is-possible-to-do-a-msearch-template-call-using-the-java-rest-client-not-using-curl/66454/3 "2016-11-17T21:27:00Z")

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Thanks but I wanted something with the java rest client. That is for java api.

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2016, 10:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-is-possible-to-do-a-msearch-template-call-using-the-java-rest-client-not-using-curl/66454/4 "2016-11-22T22:04:40Z")

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The Java REST client is a low level client. So you basically need to do it "manually".  
Should not be super difficult but you have to write the JSON part manually.

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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:** [December 20, 2016, 10:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-is-possible-to-do-a-msearch-template-call-using-the-java-rest-client-not-using-curl/66454/5 "2016-12-20T22:04:52Z")

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