---
type: api
title: EQL
description: Event Query Language (EQL) is a query language for event-based time series data, such as logs, metrics, and traces.
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch-serverless/group/endpoint-eql
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch-serverless/group/endpoint-eql
products:
  - Elasticsearch Serverless
---

# EQL

`eql`

Event Query Language (EQL) is a query language for event-based time series data, such as logs, metrics, and traces.

[Learn more about EQL search.](https://www.elastic.co/docs/explore-analyze/query-filter/languages/eql)

- [Get async EQL search results](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch-serverless/operation/operation-eql-get): `GET` `/_eql/search/{id}`
- [Delete an async EQL search](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch-serverless/operation/operation-eql-delete): `DELETE` `/_eql/search/{id}`
- [Get the async EQL status](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch-serverless/operation/operation-eql-get-status): `GET` `/_eql/search/status/{id}`
- [Get EQL search results
](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch-serverless/operation/operation-eql-search): `POST` (also `GET`) `/{index}/_eql/search`