Get stored script
Introduced 1.0
Retrieves a stored script.
Path and HTTP methods
GET _scripts/my-first-script
Path parameters
Parameter | Data type | Description |
---|---|---|
script | String | Stored script or search template name. Required. |
Query parameters
Parameter | Data type | Description |
---|---|---|
cluster_manager_timeout | Time | Amount 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.
GET _scripts/my-first-script
Example response
The GET _scripts/my-first-script
request returns the following fields:
{
"_id" : "my-first-script",
"found" : true,
"script" : {
"lang" : "painless",
"source" : """
int total = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < doc['ratings'].length; ++i) {
total += doc['ratings'][i];
}
return total;
"""
}
}
Response body fields
The GET _scripts/my-first-script
request returns the following response fields:
Field | Data type | Description |
---|---|---|
_id | String | The script’s name. |
found | Boolean | The requested script exists and was retrieved. |
script | Object | The script definition. See Script object. |
Script object
Field | Data type | Description |
---|---|---|
lang | String | The script’s language. |
source | String | The script’s body. |