# Is there a way to mimic the \_source path for \_search in a specific document? **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [December 8, 2015, 2:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-there-a-way-to-mimic-the--source-path-for--search-in-a-specific-document/36645 "2015-12-08T14:39:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![redolcas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/redolcas/32/6466_2.png) [@redolcas](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/redolcas)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 2:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-there-a-way-to-mimic-the--source-path-for--search-in-a-specific-document/36645/1 "2015-12-08T14:39:19Z")
The resource /users/1/\_source will return data WITHOUT ANY METADATA, like: ``` { "id" : 1, "name" : "John" } ``` There is a way to get an array of sources WITHOUT ANY METADATA if a search is submitted to a specific document (e.g., /users/\_search )? The expected result will be something like: ``` [ { "id" : 1, "name" : "John" }, { "id" : 2, "name" : "Mark" }, { "id" : 3, "name" : "Ana" } ] ``` Thanks in advance. ---
**Author:** ![jprante](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jprante/32/44941_2.png) [@jprante](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jprante)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 2:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-there-a-way-to-mimic-the--source-path-for--search-in-a-specific-document/36645/2 "2015-12-08T14:52:10Z")
Like this plugin? > **[jprante/elasticsearch-arrayformat](https://github.com/jprante/elasticsearch-arrayformat)** > > elasticsearch-arrayformat - REST array format for search responses ---
**Author:** ![redolcas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/redolcas/32/6466_2.png) [@redolcas](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/redolcas)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 3:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-there-a-way-to-mimic-the--source-path-for--search-in-a-specific-document/36645/3 "2015-12-08T15:01:26Z")
Hi, Jรถrg. Exactly. I tried to use your plugin in ES 2.1, but got this error: `ERROR: Could not find plugin descriptor 'plugin-descriptor.properties' in plugin zip` But I was wondering if there is a way to do that in ES 2.1 directly. I've checked many old threads about this subject, so I just want to be sure that this still isn't possible for 2.1 before I go to other directions. Thanks for your answer. ---
**Author:** ![redolcas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/redolcas/32/6466_2.png) [@redolcas](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/redolcas)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 3:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-there-a-way-to-mimic-the--source-path-for--search-in-a-specific-document/36645/4 "2015-12-08T15:15:14Z")
It is possible to use the arrayformat plugin with the JAVA API for ES or I will have to use plain Java networking to do that? Thanks in advance. ---
**Author:** ![jprante](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jprante/32/44941_2.png) [@jprante](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jprante)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 3:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-there-a-way-to-mimic-the--source-path-for--search-in-a-specific-document/36645/5 "2015-12-08T15:17:51Z")
I have to upgrade the plugin to ES 2.1. It's HTTP, no Java API. With Java, you can iterate through the hits, the "metadata problem" does not exist. ---
**Author:** ![redolcas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/redolcas/32/6466_2.png) [@redolcas](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/redolcas)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 3:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-there-a-way-to-mimic-the--source-path-for--search-in-a-specific-document/36645/6 "2015-12-08T15:39:04Z")
My question wasn't good, probably because my english isn't good. ๐Ÿ™‚ Currently I'm using the ES Java API to make HTTP requests to ES (e.g. a \_search endpoint in some document). I was wondering if could be possible use your plugin with the ES JAVA API. Something like this: [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/client/java-api/current/java-search.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/client/java-api/current/java-search.html) But I think I will have to write plain Java requests (without the ES Java API) to use your plugin, because `client.prepareSearch(...)` will result in a HTTP \_search. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![jprante](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jprante/32/44941_2.png) [@jprante](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jprante)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 3:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-there-a-way-to-mimic-the--source-path-for--search-in-a-specific-document/36645/7 "2015-12-08T15:45:02Z")
Your english is good, I understand, at least I hope so ๐Ÿ˜„ Java is not using HTTP `_search`, it uses transport protocol (native Elasticsearch node-to-node protocol) over port 9300. With Java search API, you get a `SearchResponse` object. From there you can iterate through the search hits. Therefore, you can see hits as an array. No metadata like `_index`, `_type`, `_id` are in the way, like in JSON hits, which are transported over HTTP API. ---
**Author:** ![redolcas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/redolcas/32/6466_2.png) [@redolcas](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/redolcas)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 3:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-there-a-way-to-mimic-the--source-path-for--search-in-a-specific-document/36645/8 "2015-12-08T15:49:54Z")
I didn't know that, I'm new to ElasticSearch world. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 11:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-there-a-way-to-mimic-the--source-path-for--search-in-a-specific-document/36645/9 "2017-07-05T23:32:34Z")