# Pagination, slice vs search\_after

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pagination-slice-vs-search-after/290098>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [November 24, 2021, 5:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pagination-slice-vs-search-after/290098 "2021-11-24T17:37:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![tamis-laan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tamis-laan/32/96473_2.png) [@tamis-laan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tamis-laan)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2021, 5:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pagination-slice-vs-search-after/290098/1 "2021-11-24T17:37:49Z")

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When looking at the documentation two methods are used for skipping pages namely `search_after` and `slice`:

> **[Paginate search results | Elasticsearch Guide \[7.15\] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/paginate-search-results.html)**

> **[Point in time API | Elasticsearch Guide \[7.15\] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/point-in-time-api.html)**

What are the pro's and con's? Are they both equally efficient? Slice looks easier to use but is never mentioned in the pagination documentation. Or is it less efficient?

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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 22, 2021, 5:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pagination-slice-vs-search-after/290098/2 "2021-12-22T17:37:58Z")

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