Query DSL
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Elasticsearch provides a full Query DSL (Domain Specific Language) based on JSON to define queries. Think of the Query DSL as an AST (Abstract Syntax Tree) of queries, consisting of two types of clauses:
Leaf query clauses
Leaf query clauses look for a particular value in a particular field, such as the , or
queries. These queries can be used by themselves.
Compound query clauses
Compound query clauses wrap other leaf or compound queries and are used to combine multiple queries in a logical fashion (such as the or query), or to alter their behaviour (such as the query).
Query clauses behave differently depending on whether they are used in .