# Searching ES database with Java Search API

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/searching-es-database-with-java-search-api/73968>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [February 5, 2017, 7:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/searching-es-database-with-java-search-api/73968 "2017-02-05T07:26:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![anisen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5fc32e/32.png) [@anisen](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/anisen)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2017, 7:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/searching-es-database-with-java-search-api/73968/1 "2017-02-05T07:26:52Z")

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Hi,

I am using elasticsearch 5.1.1 and trying to search ES DB using java API.  
But, not able to initialize the Client with the below code :

import java.net.InetAddress;  
import org.elasticsearch.client.transport.TransportClient;  
import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.Settings;  
import org.elasticsearch.common.transport.InetSocketTransportAddress;

TransportClient client = new PreBuiltTransportClient(Settings.EMPTY)  
.addTransportAddress(new InetSocketTransportAddress(InetAddress.getByName("hostname"), 9200));

"PreBuiltTransportClient" id not recognized. Please suggest.

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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:** [February 5, 2017, 11:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/searching-es-database-with-java-search-api/73968/2 "2017-02-05T11:31:10Z")

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You need to import it. See [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/client/java-api/current/\_maven\_repository.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/client/java-api/current/_maven_repository.html)

Also note you have to use port 9300

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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:** [March 5, 2017, 11:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/searching-es-database-with-java-search-api/73968/3 "2017-03-05T11:31:14Z")

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