# Multi GET API

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multi-get-api/57182>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [August 4, 2016, 7:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multi-get-api/57182 "2016-08-04T07:15:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![srikanth\_muddu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9e8a1a/32.png) [@srikanth\_muddu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/srikanth_muddu)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 7:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multi-get-api/57182/1 "2016-08-04T07:15:55Z")

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If i have a bulk of data with AutoGenerated ID's by elasticsearch..in this case if i want to apply query on id with multi get api ...how is it possible ...  
1.cant the operation be performed with id's if they are random generated

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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:** [August 4, 2016, 7:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multi-get-api/57182/2 "2016-08-04T07:33:49Z")

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Yes, but you need to know the ID's to get them.

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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:** [August 4, 2016, 7:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multi-get-api/57182/3 "2016-08-04T07:34:22Z")

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Yes, but you need to know the ID's to get them.

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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:** [July 5, 2017, 10:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multi-get-api/57182/4 "2017-07-05T22:30:12Z")

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