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PPL syntax

Every PPL query starts with the search command. It specifies the index to search and retrieve documents from. Subsequent commands can follow in any order.

Currently, PPL supports only one search command, which can be omitted to simplify the query. { : .note}

Syntax

search source=<index> [boolean-expression]
source=<index> [boolean-expression]
Field Description Required
search Specifies search keywords. Yes
index Specifies which index to query from. No
bool-expression Specifies an expression that evaluates to a Boolean value. No

Examples

Example 1: Search through accounts index

In the following example, the search command refers to an accounts index as the source and uses fields and where commands for the conditions:

search source=accounts
| where age > 18
| fields firstname, lastname

In the following examples, angle brackets < > enclose required arguments and square brackets [ ] enclose optional arguments.

Example 2: Get all documents

To get all documents from the accounts index, specify it as the source:

search source=accounts;
account_number firstname address balance gender city employer state age email lastname
1 Amber 880 Holmes Lane 39225 M Brogan Pyrami IL 32 amberduke@pyrami.com Duke
6 Hattie 671 Bristol Street 5686 M Dante Netagy TN 36 hattiebond@netagy.com Bond
13 Nanette 789 Madison Street 32838 F Nogal Quility VA 28 null Bates
18 Dale 467 Hutchinson Court 4180 M Orick null MD 33 daleadams@boink.com Adams

Example 3: Get documents that match a condition

To get all documents from the accounts index that either have account_number equal to 1 or have gender as F, use the following query:

search source=accounts account_number=1 or gender=\"F\";
account_number firstname address balance gender city employer state age email lastname
1 Amber 880 Holmes Lane 39225 M Brogan Pyrami IL 32 amberduke@pyrami.com Duke
13 Nanette 789 Madison Street 32838 F Nogal Quility VA 28 null Bates
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