# Perl client: Cannot combine params and body? **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [January 15, 2015, 8:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/perl-client-cannot-combine-params-and-body/21671 "2015-01-15T20:44:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Andrew\_Walker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/andrew_walker/32/976_2.png) [@Andrew\_Walker](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Andrew_Walker)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2015, 8:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/perl-client-cannot-combine-params-and-body/21671/1 "2015-01-15T20:44:11Z")
I have a remote node that I am attempting to connect to that requires an api key as a URL parameter in addition to the body in order to get it to work. The code is as follows: #!/usr/bin/perl use v5.14; use warnings; use Search::Elasticsearch; use Data::Dumper; my $API\_KEY='API\_KEY'; my $ES = Search::Elasticsearch-\>new( cxn\_pool =\> 'Static::NoPing', nodes =\> [{ scheme =\> 'https', host =\> '[service.host.com](http://service.host.com)', port =\> 443, path =\> '/api/es/a\_path', }], #send\_get\_body\_as =\> 'POST', trace\_to =\> 'Stdout', log\_to =\> 'Stdout', ); my $res = $ES-\>search( params =\> { api\_key =\> $API\_KEY, }, body =\> { query =\> { bool =\> { must =\> { query\_string =\> { default\_field =\> "\_all", query =\> "[thisisasitethatdoesntexist.com](http://thisisasitethatdoesntexist.com)", default\_operator =\> "AND" } } } } } ); print Dumper($res); The generated curl is: # Request to: [https://service.host.com:443/api/es/a\_path](https://service.host.com:443/api/es/a_path) curl -XGET '[http://localhost:9200/\_search?api\_key=API\_KEY&pretty=1](http://localhost:9200/_search?api_key=API_KEY&pretty=1)' -d ' { "query" : { "bool" : { "must" : { "query\_string" : { "query" : "[thisisasitethatdoesntexist.com](http://thisisasitethatdoesntexist.com)", "default\_field" : "\_all", "default\_operator" : "AND" } } } } } ' When I replace localhost and the path with the proper host and path and run the curl command directly from the command line, I get zero hits back, which is what I expect. If I run the above perl, however, I get many millions of results back, which is exactly the same as what I get when I remove the body from the curl query (-d ''). So it seems that the combination of params and body causes body to get eaten? I looked at the code, but I couldn't find where this might be happening. Any help? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/b990961c-a129-4cd0-b1e0-46f33f86c4ff%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/b990961c-a129-4cd0-b1e0-46f33f86c4ff%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![Andrew\_Walker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/andrew_walker/32/976_2.png) [@Andrew\_Walker](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Andrew_Walker)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2015, 5:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/perl-client-cannot-combine-params-and-body/21671/2 "2015-01-21T17:59:11Z")
Is there another mailing list I should be using, perhaps? I have still found no solution to this problem. On Thursday, January 15, 2015 at 3:44:11 PM UTC-5, Andrew Walker wrote: > I have a remote node that I am attempting to connect to that requires an > api key as a URL parameter in addition to the body in order to get it to > work. > > The code is as follows: > > #!/usr/bin/perl > use v5.14; > use warnings; > use Search::Elasticsearch; > use Data::Dumper; > > my $API\_KEY='API\_KEY'; > > my $ES = Search::Elasticsearch-\>new( > cxn\_pool =\> 'Static::NoPing', > nodes =\> [{ > scheme =\> 'https', > host =\> '[service.host.com](http://service.host.com)', > port =\> 443, > path =\> '/api/es/a\_path', > }], > #send\_get\_body\_as =\> 'POST', > trace\_to =\> 'Stdout', > log\_to =\> 'Stdout', > ); > > my $res = $ES-\>search( > params =\> { > api\_key =\> $API\_KEY, > }, > body =\> { > query =\> { > bool =\> { > must =\> { > query\_string =\> { > default\_field =\> "\_all", > query =\> "[thisisasitethatdoesntexist.com](http://thisisasitethatdoesntexist.com)", > default\_operator =\> "AND" > } > } > } > } > } > ); > > print Dumper($res); > > The generated curl is: > > # Request to: [https://service.host.com:443/api/es/a\_path](https://service.host.com:443/api/es/a_path) > > curl -XGET '[http://localhost:9200/\_search?api\_key=API\_KEY&pretty=1](http://localhost:9200/_search?api_key=API_KEY&pretty=1)' -d ' > { > "query" : { > "bool" : { > "must" : { > "query\_string" : { > "query" : "[thisisasitethatdoesntexist.com](http://thisisasitethatdoesntexist.com)", > "default\_field" : "\_all", > "default\_operator" : "AND" > } > } > } > } > } > ' > > When I replace localhost and the path with the proper host and path and > run the curl command directly from the command line, I get zero hits back, > which is what I expect. If I run the above perl, however, I get many > millions of results back, which is exactly the same as what I get when I > remove the body from the curl query (-d ''). So it seems that the > combination of params and body causes body to get eaten? I looked at the > code, but I couldn't find where this might be happening. Any help? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/305579f6-9b50-4d0b-a678-510400cdd78e%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/305579f6-9b50-4d0b-a678-510400cdd78e%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![Clinton\_Gormley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@Clinton\_Gormley](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Clinton_Gormley)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2015, 6:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/perl-client-cannot-combine-params-and-body/21671/3 "2015-01-21T18:17:00Z")
Hi Andrew The code looks correct. You have send\_get\_body\_as POST commented out - I'm guessing that is the problem. Probably the service you're using does not allow GET requests with bodies. I'd uncomment that and try again. Ping me on [https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-perl/issues](https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-perl/issues) if you still can't get it working clint -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAPt3XKTabrFBQ992PgupZENM%3DeeFhmr%3D%3DS0Kvz5byk93DK-uEw%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAPt3XKTabrFBQ992PgupZENM%3DeeFhmr%3D%3DS0Kvz5byk93DK-uEw%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![Andrew\_Walker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/andrew_walker/32/976_2.png) [@Andrew\_Walker](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Andrew_Walker)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2015, 6:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/perl-client-cannot-combine-params-and-body/21671/4 "2015-01-21T18:41:39Z")
I forgot to mention that; it's commented out because the service I'm attempting to access refuses POST requests. I've been informed that this is a sort of low-hanging fruit security measure to prevent mutating methods. On Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at 1:17:07 PM UTC-5, Clinton Gormley wrote: > Hi Andrew > > The code looks correct. You have send\_get\_body\_as POST commented out - > I'm guessing that is the problem. Probably the service you're using does > not allow GET requests with bodies. > > I'd uncomment that and try again. > > Ping me on [Issues · elastic/elasticsearch-perl · GitHub](https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-perl/issues) if > you still can't get it working > > clint -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/7c649cb3-f934-4f74-bc74-bf5eedf22bb7%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/7c649cb3-f934-4f74-bc74-bf5eedf22bb7%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![Andrew\_Walker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/andrew_walker/32/976_2.png) [@Andrew\_Walker](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Andrew_Walker)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2015, 6:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/perl-client-cannot-combine-params-and-body/21671/5 "2015-01-21T18:50:43Z")
I have submitted an issue. Thanks for your attention! On Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at 1:41:39 PM UTC-5, Andrew Walker wrote: > I forgot to mention that; it's commented out because the service I'm > attempting to access refuses POST requests. I've been informed that this > is a sort of low-hanging fruit security measure to prevent mutating methods. > > On Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at 1:17:07 PM UTC-5, Clinton Gormley wrote: > > > Hi Andrew > > > > The code looks correct. You have send\_get\_body\_as POST commented out - > > I'm guessing that is the problem. Probably the service you're using does > > not allow GET requests with bodies. > > > > I'd uncomment that and try again. > > > > Ping me on [Issues · elastic/elasticsearch-perl · GitHub](https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-perl/issues) if > > you still can't get it working > > > > clint -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/9be4fff4-537a-4370-9427-1ac903af18a4%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/9be4fff4-537a-4370-9427-1ac903af18a4%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**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, 12:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/perl-client-cannot-combine-params-and-body/21671/6 "2017-07-06T00:37:30Z")