Get stored script

Introduced 0.1.0

Retrieves a stored 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 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.