# What is the default scroll value in Scroll API?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-default-scroll-value-in-scroll-api/111766>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [December 14, 2017, 12:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-default-scroll-value-in-scroll-api/111766 "2017-12-14T12:28:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Pisush](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/pisush/32/25568_2.png) [@Pisush](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Pisush)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2017, 12:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-default-scroll-value-in-scroll-api/111766/1 "2017-12-14T12:28:15Z")

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i.e. for how long should the search context stay opened, if no value is provided?

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**Author:** ![luiz.santos](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/luiz.santos/32/24664_2.png) [@luiz.santos](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/luiz.santos)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2017, 12:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-default-scroll-value-in-scroll-api/111766/2 "2017-12-22T12:29:08Z")

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Hi @Pisush,

To create a scroll context you most specify scroll parameter in \_search request, so there is no default value.

Create a scroll context and keep the “search context” alive for 1 minute:

```
POST /twitter/tweet/_search?scroll=1m
{
    "size": 100,
    "query": {
        "match" : {
            "title" : "elasticsearch"
        }
    }
}

```

Search without scroll:

```
POST /twitter/tweet/_search
{
    "size": 100,
    "query": {
        "match" : {
            "title" : "elasticsearch"
        }
    }
}

```

Hope it helps.

Cheers,  
LG

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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 19, 2018, 12:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-default-scroll-value-in-scroll-api/111766/3 "2018-01-19T12:29:29Z")

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