Link Search Menu Expand Document Documentation Menu
Documentation

You're viewing version 2.16 of the OpenSearch documentation. This version is no longer maintained. For the latest version, see the current documentation. For information about OpenSearch version maintenance, see Release Schedule and Maintenance Policy.

PPL

Piped Processing Language (PPL) is a query language that focuses on processing data in a sequential, step-by-step manner. PPL uses the pipe (|) operator to combine commands to find and retrieve data. It is particularly well suited for analyzing observability data, such as logs, metrics, and traces, due to its ability to handle semi-structured data efficiently.

PPL syntax

The following example shows the basic PPL syntax:

search source=<index-name> | <command_1> | <command_2> | ... | <command_n>

See Syntax for specific PPL syntax examples.

PPL commands

PPL filters, transforms, and aggregates data using a series of commands. See Commands for a description and an example of each command.

Using PPL within OpenSearch

The SQL plugin is required to run PPL queries in OpenSearch. If you’re running a minimal distribution of OpenSearch, you might have to install the SQL plugin before using PPL.

You can run PPL queries interactively in OpenSearch Dashboards or programmatically using the _ppl endpoint.

In OpenSearch Dashboards, the Query Workbench tool provides an interactive testing environment, documented in Query Workbench documentation.

To run a PPL query using the API, see SQL and PPL API.

Developer documentation

Developers can find information in the following resources:

350 characters left

Have a question? .

Want to contribute? or .