# Pattern in scroll\_id
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pattern-in-scroll-id/226693
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [April 6, 2020, 11:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pattern-in-scroll-id/226693 "2020-04-06T11:33:53Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@MKU](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/MKU)
#### Post date: [April 6, 2020, 11:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pattern-in-scroll-id/226693/1 "2020-04-06T11:33:53Z")
Hi all,
I would like to know if we can figure out the page number ( result set number) by using the scroll\_id that Elasticsearch provides.
I use Elasticsearch-7.4.
Regards,
Mohan
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### Author:  [@DavidTurner](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DavidTurner)
#### Post date: [April 6, 2020, 12:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pattern-in-scroll-id/226693/2 "2020-04-06T12:46:02Z")
No, the scroll ID does not contain any such information. You should treat it as an opaque identifier.
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### Author:  [@MKU](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/MKU)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2020, 6:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pattern-in-scroll-id/226693/3 "2020-04-07T06:21:31Z")
Hi,
Thanks for answering @DavidTurner.
I am working on paginating results, so i am trying out scroll feature.
Is it possible to traverse back using scroll id. because i noticed that i am getting same scroll id every time but i get next set of results as expected.
Can some one explain how this scroll works.
Regards,
Mohan
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### Author:  [@DavidTurner](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DavidTurner)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2020, 9:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pattern-in-scroll-id/226693/4 "2020-04-07T09:02:28Z")
No, you cannot go backwards with a scroll. The scroll ID is the ID of some state within Elasticsearch that records where in the search you are up to.
Pagination is [supported](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/search-request-body.html#request-body-search-from-size) but scroll is a different feature with a different use case. If you want pagination, use the pagination feature.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 5, 2020, 9:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pattern-in-scroll-id/226693/5 "2020-05-05T09:08:36Z")
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