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[discrete]
[[client.eql.search]]
=== client.eql.search

Returns results matching a query expressed in Event Query Language (EQL)

{ref}/eql-search-api.html[{es} documentation]

[discrete]
==== Function signature

[source,ts]
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(EqlSearchRequest, options?): Promise<EqlSearchResponse>
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==== Request

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interface EqlSearchRequest extends <<RequestBase>> {
  index: <<Indices>>
  allow_no_indices?: boolean
  expand_wildcards?: <<ExpandWildcards>>
  ignore_unavailable?: boolean
  query: string
  case_sensitive?: boolean
  event_category_field?: <<Field>>
  tiebreaker_field?: <<Field>>
  timestamp_field?: <<Field>>
  fetch_size?: <<uint>>
  filter?: <<QueryDslQueryContainer>> | <<QueryDslQueryContainer>>[]
  keep_alive?: <<Duration>>
  keep_on_completion?: boolean
  wait_for_completion_timeout?: <<Duration>>
  size?: <<uint>>
  fields?: <<QueryDslFieldAndFormat>> | <<Field>> | (<<QueryDslFieldAndFormat>> | <<Field>>)[]
  result_position?: EqlSearchResultPosition
  runtime_mappings?: <<MappingRuntimeFields>>
}

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==== Response

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type EqlSearchResponse<TEvent = unknown> = <<EqlEqlSearchResponseBase>><TEvent>

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