# See what the actual query is through /\_tasks api?

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/see-what-the-actual-query-is-through--tasks-api/68928
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [December 13, 2016, 7:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/see-what-the-actual-query-is-through--tasks-api/68928 "2016-12-13T19:33:18Z")
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### Author: ![suanmeiguo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/suanmeiguo/32/11758_2.png) [@suanmeiguo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/suanmeiguo)
#### Post date: [December 13, 2016, 7:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/see-what-the-actual-query-is-through--tasks-api/68928/1 "2016-12-13T19:33:18Z")

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Can the /\_tasks api show what the actual running query is for each task? I think it's very valuable for debugging and monitoring purposes.

Thank you!

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### Author: ![nik9000](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nik9000/32/44947_2.png) [@nik9000](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nik9000)
#### Post date: [December 13, 2016, 7:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/see-what-the-actual-query-is-through--tasks-api/68928/2 "2016-12-13T19:59:21Z")

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This should be available in 5.1.1: [https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/21740](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/21740)

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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 10, 2017, 7:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/see-what-the-actual-query-is-through--tasks-api/68928/3 "2017-01-10T19:59:38Z")

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