elasticsearchHow do I count the number of documents in an Elasticsearch index?

To count the number of documents in an Elasticsearch index, use the count API. This API returns the number of documents in the index without actually returning the documents themselves.

Example code

GET /my_index/_count

Output example

{
  "count": 100,
  "_shards": {
    "total": 5,
    "successful": 5,
    "failed": 0
  }
}

The code consists of three parts:

• GET: The HTTP method used to send the request.
• /my_index/_count: The path to the index.
• _count: The API used to count the documents.

For more information, please refer to the official Elasticsearch documentation.

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