# Spring data elasticsearch or java elasticsearch api is better

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/spring-data-elasticsearch-or-java-elasticsearch-api-is-better/105378>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [October 26, 2017, 9:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/spring-data-elasticsearch-or-java-elasticsearch-api-is-better/105378 "2017-10-26T09:09:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![LakshmiTF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f475e1/32.png) [@LakshmiTF](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/LakshmiTF)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2017, 9:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/spring-data-elasticsearch-or-java-elasticsearch-api-is-better/105378/1 "2017-10-26T09:09:55Z")

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Hi Team,

I am working for an application. This application does CRUD operations to elasticsearch along with search queries.

I am using spring data elasticsearch repositories/elasticsearchTemplate for CRUD operations.  
and I am using native elasticsearch api for search queries.

for Eg:

```auto
client.prepareSearch(Constants.GENSUITE_PART_FACET_INDEX)
					.setTypes(Constants.ITEM_FACET_MAP_TYPE).setQuery(QueryBuilders.boolQuery()
					.must(QueryBuilders.termsQuery("partId", partIdList))
					.must(QueryBuilders.matchQuery("partTypeId", partTypeId))
					.must(QueryBuilders.matchQuery("facetId", facetId)))
					.addAggregation(AggregationBuilders.terms("group_by_facetData").field("facetData.keyword").order(Terms.Order.count(false)).size(0))
					.setFrom(0).setSize(0).execute().actionGet();

```

The above search query uses java elasticsearch api but not spring data elasticsearch.

is this the right way to use both spring data elasticsearch(CRUD) and java elasticsearch api(search) in a single application.

if I have to use only spring data elasticsearch alone, is there any way that I can use the methods instead of @query annotation.

Please let me know I am in the right direction, or should I do any modification.

Thanks,  
Lakshmi.

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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:** [November 23, 2017, 9:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/spring-data-elasticsearch-or-java-elasticsearch-api-is-better/105378/2 "2017-11-23T09:10:08Z")

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