Data manipulation with REST API
ElasticSearch REST API can be used for various tasks. Thanks to it, we can manage indexes, change instance parameters, check nodes and cluster status, index data, and search it. But for now, we will concentrate on using the CRUD (create-retrieve-update-delete ) part of the API, which allows us to use ElasticSearch in a similar way to how you would use a NoSQL database.
What is REST?
Before moving on to a description of various operations, a few words about REST itself. In a REST-like architecture, every request is directed to a concrete object indicated by the path part of the address. For example, if /books/ is a reference to a list of books in our library, /books/1 is a reference to the book with the identifier ...
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