Is there a real difference between POST and PUT in the ElasticSearch API? When I look at documentation such as this , it looks like they can be substituted for each other. I ask because I write an application in which, under certain circumstances, user input is supposed to be put in ElasticSearch, a…

Take a look at http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/guide/current/_empty_search.html#get_vs_post

Thanks, this describes the difference between GET and POST quite well, but my question is about PUT vs POST. I do understand that POST can be used as a substitute for GET when it is not possible to use GET with a body, but does the same apply to PUT? Can POST be used as a substitute for PUT? If so, …

Oh, sorry! Used to people asking for that one and muscle memory kicked in :stuck_out_tongue: I'm not sure how we differentiate there sorry.

The only difference I'm aware of is that a POST can be used to achieve auto-generation of ids whereas a PUT is used when you want to specify an id. See the following for more details: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/guide/current/index-doc.html

[image] benfranklin79: Indexing a Document | Elasticsearch: The Definitive Guide [2.x] | Elastic The information there makes sense to me, but it leaves a few stones unturned: /{index}/{type}/{id} Clear: I can use PUT to add a document because I specified the id. It is my responsibility that…

That's definitely part of it, yes :slight_smile:

Hi all, It seems this ques kept unnoticed .. I have tried POST and PUT in both the scenarios but I haven't figured out the differences. Only diff I observed is, uuid created for the PUT is different from what I expected still not sure of the functional diff. I also gone through the Documentation…

As of my knowledge the http requests have some standards. In that PUT is using to insert a new value and the POST is used for update the existing values. Its not belongs to ES alone. The POST, PUT, DELETE, GET, HEAD etc... belongs to all http requests. Have a look here. [alex] …

Read [image] When to use PUT versus POST? Elasticsearch It's all about REST semantics. POST basically that you are posting a request which is going to modify the server state. POST index/type { "foo": "bar" } will generate an _id server side and will index the docume…

@kpandran Open a new thread and provide exactly what you are doing. Read the following as an example of what you should provide: [image] About the Elasticsearch category Elasticsearch The heart of the free and open Elastic Stack Elasticsearch is a distributed, RESTful se…

What is the difference between POST an PUT in the ElasticSearch API?

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warkolm (Mark Walkom) October 12, 2015, 9:41am 7

That's definitely part of it, yes

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What is the difference between POST an PUT in the ElasticSearch API?

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