# Need some clarity about ElasticSearch (GET, POST & PUT)

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-some-clarity-about-elasticsearch-get-post-put/7581>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [May 7, 2012, 1:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-some-clarity-about-elasticsearch-get-post-put/7581 "2012-05-07T13:36:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![sarohan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sarohan/32/4575_2.png) [@sarohan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sarohan)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2012, 1:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-some-clarity-about-elasticsearch-get-post-put/7581/1 "2012-05-07T13:36:10Z")

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Hi Guys,

I am using elasticsearch in my application, i need to have some clarity (Explanation) about the GET, POST and PUT in Elastic Search if any one can find URL to clarify my Question please give a reply to this post with the URLs,

Thank you very much in Advance

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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:** [May 7, 2012, 3:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-some-clarity-about-elasticsearch-get-post-put/7581/2 "2012-05-07T15:09:54Z")

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Hi Arun,

GET is to get one document or one meta-data for example :

> **[Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale](https://www.elastic.co)**
>
> Power insights and outcomes with the Elasticsearch Platform and AI. See into your data and find answers that matter with enterprise solutions designed to help you build, observe, and protect. Try Elasticsearch free today.

[http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/api/admin-indices-get-mapping.html](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/api/admin-indices-get-mapping.html)  
PUT is to PUT onde document or to set some meta-data : for example

> **[Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale](https://www.elastic.co)**
>
> Power insights and outcomes with the Elasticsearch Platform and AI. See into your data and find answers that matter with enterprise solutions designed to help you build, observe, and protect. Try Elasticsearch free today.

[http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/api/index\_.html](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/api/index_.html)  
DELETE is to remove one document or one meta-data

POST is used when you need to POST parameters to some end points, such as  
\_search : [Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/api/search/)  
[http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/api/search/](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/api/search/)

I don't know what I could say more...  
Is that what you are after ?

HTH  
David.

Le 7 mai 2012 à 15:36, Arun Prakash [arung.mca@gmail.com](mailto:arung.mca@gmail.com) a écrit :

> Hi Guys,
> 
> I am using elasticsearch in my application, i need to have some clarity  
> (Explanation) about the GET, POST and PUT in Elastic Search if any one can  
> find URL to clarify my Question please give a reply to this post with the  
> URLs,
> 
> Thank you very much in Advance

--  
David Pilato  
[http://dev.david.pilato.fr/](http://dev.david.pilato.fr/)  
Twitter : @dadoonet

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**Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 3:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-some-clarity-about-elasticsearch-get-post-put/7581/3 "2017-07-06T03:29:55Z")

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