# Optimum payload

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/optimum-payload/16113>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [March 3, 2014, 4:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/optimum-payload/16113 "2014-03-03T16:58:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![grafman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7993a0/32.png) [@grafman](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/grafman)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 4:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/optimum-payload/16113/1 "2014-03-03T16:58:47Z")

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I'm new to Elasticsearch. I'm looking for guidance regarding an optimal payload size for returning data sets to a user for consumption in a javascript managed paged grid?

A. All data in a chunk?  
B. 20 to 50 At a time?  
C. 500 to 1000 at a time?

I've seen posts in the forum that suggest a minimum payload but not any that have specific guidance on how to formulate the size.

I'm happy to read specific documentation if someone will point me to a good reference.

Thanks in advance.

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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 6, 2017, 1:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/optimum-payload/16113/2 "2017-07-06T01:46:09Z")

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