# Ways to modify incoming search request with elastic search plugin approach

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ways-to-modify-incoming-search-request-with-elastic-search-plugin-approach/144960
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [August 17, 2018, 8:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ways-to-modify-incoming-search-request-with-elastic-search-plugin-approach/144960 "2018-08-17T20:54:43Z")
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### Author: ![ravi432](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@ravi432](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ravi432)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2018, 8:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ways-to-modify-incoming-search-request-with-elastic-search-plugin-approach/144960/1 "2018-08-17T20:54:43Z")

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I am in need to create a plugin which should take incoming search request and some filters.

So is there a way to do it without adding new endpoint?

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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: [September 14, 2018, 8:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ways-to-modify-incoming-search-request-with-elastic-search-plugin-approach/144960/2 "2018-09-14T20:54:51Z")

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