---
title: stack es helpers msearch cli command
description: Batch multiple search requests via _msearch with configurable batch size and concurrency. Behaviour flags: --dry-run — validate all inputs and exit without...
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4850/reference/elastic-cli/cli/stack/es/helpers/msearch
applies_to:
  - Elastic Cloud Serverless: Preview
  - Elastic Stack: Preview
---

# stack es helpers msearch cli command
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</cli-modifiers>

```bash
elastic stack es helpers msearch [options]
```

Batch multiple search requests via _msearch with configurable batch size and concurrency.
**Behaviour flags:**
`--dry-run` — validate all inputs and exit without performing any action

## Options

<definitions>
  <definition term="--index string">
    Default index for searches
  </definition>
  <definition term="--query-file string">
    Path to JSON file with search array
  </definition>
  <definition term="--batch-size number">
    Searches per _msearch request
    **Default:** `5`
  </definition>
  <definition term="--concurrency number">
    Parallel _msearch requests
    **Default:** `5`
  </definition>
  <definition term="--input-file string">
    path to a JSON file to use as command input
  </definition>
  <definition term="--dry-run">
    validate all inputs and exit without performing any action (preview changes without applying them)
  </definition>
  <definition term="--no-validate">
    skip input validation and send the request as-is
  </definition>
</definitions>


## Global Options

<definitions>
  <definition term="--output-fields string">
    comma-separated list of fields to include in output (dot-notation supported)
  </definition>
  <definition term="--output-template string">
    Mustache-like template for custom text output (e.g. "{{id}}: {{name}}")
  </definition>
  <definition term="--json">
    output as JSON
  </definition>
</definitions>