Asynchronously Searching in Elasticsearch 7.13

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Asynchronously Searching in Elasticsearch 7.13

Occasionally, we need to ask data questions that may take some time to answer. In these situations, it is beneficial to have the option of executing said query asynchronously. In this hands-on lab, you will get to execute and manage asynchronous search queries in Elasticsearch.

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Lab Info

Level

Advanced

Last updated

Sep 23, 2025

Duration

1h 0m

Challenge

Create the Asynchronous Search
- From the Kibana console, craft an async search query on the filebeat-7.13.4 dataset to search log messages for any mention of SSH.
- The async search should have the wait_for_completion_timeout parameter set to 0.
- The async search should return a hits array size of 100.
Challenge

Check the Status of the Asynchronous Search

From the Kibana console, use the async search ID to get the status of the request.

Note: If you did not get an async search ID, then make sure you set the wait_for_completion_timeout parameter to 0 when creating the async search.
Challenge

Get the Results of the Asynchronous Search

From the Kibana console, use the async search ID to get the results of the request.

Note: If you did not get an async search ID, then make sure you set the wait_for_completion_timeout parameter to 0 when creating the async search.
Challenge

Delete the Asynchronous Search

From the Kibana console, use the async search ID to delete the request.

Note: If you did not get an async search ID, then make sure you set the wait_for_completion_timeout parameter to 0 when creating the async search.

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