Get a document's source

GET /{index}/_source/{id}

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Get the source of a document. For example:

GET my-index-000001/_source/1

You can use the source filtering parameters to control which parts of the _source are returned:

GET my-index-000001/_source/1/?_source_includes=*.id&_source_excludes=entities

Required authorization

Name	Type
`index` required The name of the index that contains the document.	type TypesIndexName = string
`id` required A unique document identifier.	type TypesId = string

Name	Type
`preference` The node or shard the operation should be performed on. By default, the operation is randomized between the shard replicas.	string
`realtime` If `true`, the request is real-time as opposed to near-real-time.	boolean
`refresh` If `true`, the request refreshes the relevant shards before retrieving the document. Setting it to `true` should be done after careful thought and verification that this does not cause a heavy load on the system (and slow down indexing).	boolean
`routing` A custom value used to route operations to a specific shard.	type TypesRouting = string[] \| string
`_source` Indicates whether to return the `_source` field (`true` or `false`) or lists the fields to return.	type GlobalSearchTypesSourceConfigParam = type TypesFields = type TypesField = string \| type TypesField = string[] \| boolean
`_source_excludes` A comma-separated list of source fields to exclude in the response.	type TypesFields = type TypesField = string \| type TypesField = string[]
`_source_includes` A comma-separated list of source fields to include in the response.	type TypesFields = type TypesField = string \| type TypesField = string[]
`version` The version number for concurrency control. It must match the current version of the document for the request to succeed.	type TypesVersionNumber = number
`version_type` The version type.	type TypesVersionType = "internal" \| "external" \| "external_gte"

200 application/json

{}