---
type: api
title: Search application
description: The search application APIs enable you to manage tasks and resources related to Search Applications.
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch/v9/group/endpoint-search_application
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch/v9/group/endpoint-search_application
products:
  - Elasticsearch
---

# Search application

`search_application`

The search application APIs enable you to manage tasks and resources related to Search Applications.

[Learn more about search applications.](https://www.elastic.co/docs/solutions/search/search-applications)

- [Get search application details](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch/v9/operation/operation-search-application-get): `GET` `/_application/search_application/{name}`
- [Create or update a search application](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch/v9/operation/operation-search-application-put): `PUT` `/_application/search_application/{name}`
- [Delete a search application](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch/v9/operation/operation-search-application-delete): `DELETE` `/_application/search_application/{name}`
- [Get search applications](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch/v9/operation/operation-search-application-list): `GET` `/_application/search_application`
- [Render a search application query](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch/v9/operation/operation-search-application-render-query): `POST` `/_application/search_application/{name}/_render_query`
- [Run a search application search
](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch/v9/operation/operation-search-application-search): `POST` (also `GET`) `/_application/search_application/{name}/_search`