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'''Direct queries to the iDigBio Elasticsearch service should be considered an Advanced operation.'''
'''Direct queries to the iDigBio Elasticsearch service should be considered an Advanced operation.'''


According to the Elasticsearch project site, Elasticsearch is a "flexible and powerful open source, distributed, real-time search and analytics engine."  For more information, see http://www.elasticsearch.org/overview/elasticsearch/
According to the Elasticsearch project site, Elasticsearch is a "flexible and powerful open source, distributed, real-time search and analytics engine."  For more information, see http://www.elasticsearch.org/overview/elasticsearch/ and the elasticsearch Google Group https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/elasticsearch.


The iDigBio search index provides two document types to query on: Records and Media Records. Search results are returned as JSON-formatted documents. Each type can be queried through the following respective URLs:
The iDigBio search index provides two document types to query on: Records and Media Records. Search results are returned as JSON-formatted documents. Each type can be queried through the following respective URLs:
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