# Search Template API Question,,

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-template-api-question/159639>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [December 6, 2018, 2:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-template-api-question/159639 "2018-12-06T02:56:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![ksb304](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8c91f0/32.png) [@ksb304](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ksb304)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 2:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-template-api-question/159639/1 "2018-12-06T02:56:01Z")

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> **Execution**  
> SearchTemplateResponse response = client.searchTemplate(request, RequestOptions.DEFAULT);

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what is the 'client'?????
Can not find 'client' on this page.

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 6:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-template-api-question/159639/2 "2018-12-06T06:02:55Z")

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A java client object. Look at the other pages of the same documentation.

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**Author:** ![ksb304](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8c91f0/32.png) [@ksb304](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ksb304)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 6:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-template-api-question/159639/3 "2018-12-06T06:12:05Z")

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thankyou

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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:** [January 3, 2019, 6:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-template-api-question/159639/4 "2019-01-03T06:25:37Z")

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