# Workplace data

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/workplace-data/271952>\
**Category:** Elastic Search\
**Tags:** elastic-workplace-search\
**Created:** [May 3, 2021, 9:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/workplace-data/271952 "2021-05-03T09:11:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![stefanof](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/stefanof/32/88116_2.png) [@stefanof](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stefanof)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2021, 9:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/workplace-data/271952/1 "2021-05-03T09:11:39Z")

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Hello!  
I would love to understand where is Workplace crawled data stored.

I'm assuming that's stored inside my Elasticsearch indexes, but where?

I'm asking because I'm interested in knowing:

1. Where is my data going?
2. If that's inside Elasticsearch, how can I query the indexed data with elasticsearch directly (i.e. the "classic" [query DSL](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/query-dsl.html))
3. Are the [Workplace Search APIs](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/workplace-search/current/workplace-search-search-api.html) the only way of searching into my documents?

Thank you!

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2021, 9:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/workplace-data/271952/2 "2021-05-03T09:27:41Z")

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Welcome!

> [@stefanof](#):
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> Where is my data going?

In Elasticsearch indeed.

> [@stefanof](#):
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> If that's inside Elasticsearch, how can I query the indexed data with elasticsearch directly

You should not do that. But if you look at the indices starting with `.ent-search-engine-documents-source-` you will see your documents. But **this should be considered as an internal index** and it might change at anytime.

```auto
GET /.ent-search-engine-documents-source-*/_search

```

> [@stefanof](#):
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> Are the [Workplace Search APIs](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/workplace-search/current/workplace-search-search-api.html) the only way of searching into my documents?

Yes. That's what you should use.  
I'm myself using the `.ent-search*` indices only for debugging.

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**Author:** ![stefanof](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/stefanof/32/88116_2.png) [@stefanof](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stefanof)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2021, 9:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/workplace-data/271952/3 "2021-05-03T09:41:24Z")

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Thank you! ✨

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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:** [October 31, 2022, 2:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/workplace-data/271952/4 "2022-10-31T02:48:04Z")

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