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The search API allows you to execute a search query and get back search hits that match the query.
The query can either be provided using a simple query string as a parameter, or using a request body.

'use strict'

const { Client } = require('@elastic/elasticsearch')
const client = new Client({ node: 'http://localhost:9200' })

async function run () {
  // Let's start by indexing some data
  await client.index({
    index: 'game-of-thrones',
    body: {
      character: 'Ned Stark',
      quote: 'Winter is coming.'
    }
  })

  await client.index({
    index: 'game-of-thrones',
    body: {
      character: 'Daenerys Targaryen',
      quote: 'I am the blood of the dragon.'
    }
  })

  await client.index({
    index: 'game-of-thrones',
    // here we are forcing an index refresh,
    // otherwise we will not get any result
    // in the consequent search
    refresh: true,
    body: {
      character: 'Tyrion Lannister',
      quote: 'A mind needs books like a sword needs a whetstone.'
    }
  })

  // Let's search!
  const { body } = await client.search({
    index: 'game-of-thrones',
    body: {
      query: {
        match: {
          quote: 'winter'
        }
      }
    }
  })

  console.log(body.hits.hits)
}

run().catch(console.log)

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