Get stored script

Retrieves a stored script.

Path parameters

ParameterData typeDescription
scriptStringStored script or search template name. Required.

Query parameters

ParameterData typeDescription
cluster_manager_timeoutTimeAmount of time to wait for a connection to the cluster manager. Optional, defaults to 30s.

Example request

The following retrieves the my-first-script stored script.

  1. GET _scripts/my-first-script

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Example response

The GET _scripts/my-first-script request returns the following fields:

  1. {
  2.   "_id" : "my-first-script",
  3.   "found" : true,
  4.   "script" : {
  5.     "lang" : "painless",
  6.     "source" : """
  7.           int total = 0;
  8.           for (int i = 0; i < doc['ratings'].length; ++i) {
  9.             total += doc['ratings'][i];
  10.           }
  11.           return total;
  12.         """
  13.   }
  14. }

Response fields

The GET _scripts/my-first-script request returns the following response fields:

FieldData typeDescription
_idStringThe script’s name.
foundBooleanThe requested script exists and was retrieved.
scriptObjectThe script definition. See Script object.

Script object

FieldData typeDescription
langStringThe script’s language.
sourceStringThe script’s body.

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