# Save queries elsewhere besides inside Python app
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/save-queries-elsewhere-besides-inside-python-app/254965
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [November 10, 2020, 7:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/save-queries-elsewhere-besides-inside-python-app/254965 "2020-11-10T19:05:34Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@ErikvdVen](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ErikvdVen)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2020, 7:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/save-queries-elsewhere-besides-inside-python-app/254965/1 "2020-11-10T19:05:34Z")
We use Elasticsearch queries inside our Python application, which are quite big. For now we saved them as JSON files, to keep the code a bit clean. But I was wondering if anyone knows a better solution?
I guess it would be nice to save them as "functions", like in PostgreSQL, but I'm not sure if this is even possible in Elasticsearch. Not that I know of, at least. Or store them elsewhere?
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### Author:  [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2020, 11:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/save-queries-elsewhere-besides-inside-python-app/254965/2 "2020-11-10T23:33:54Z")
What about [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.9/search-template.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.9/search-template.html)?
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### Author:  [@ErikvdVen](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ErikvdVen)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2020, 11:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/save-queries-elsewhere-besides-inside-python-app/254965/3 "2020-11-10T23:55:13Z")
It seems to be exactly what I was looking for! Thanks a lot !
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 8, 2020, 11:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/save-queries-elsewhere-besides-inside-python-app/254965/4 "2020-12-08T23:55:15Z")
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