---
title: "Changes to Search V1"
method: POST
path: "/api/{index}/_search"
---

# Changes to Search V1

`POST /api/{index}/_search`

> Every recorded change to this endpoint, newest first.

## Timeline

Changed in 3 of 3 revisions.

- **2026-07-17** `c7ce1991bb9a` — 1 breaking, 3 info
- **2022-08-06** `64901d9f1a5b` — 1 breaking, 1 warning, 5 info
- **2022-06-24** `b796c7453ce7` — 2 breaking, 8 warning, 1 info

## Changes

- **2026-07-17** `c7ce1991bb9a` — 1 breaking, 3 info
  - the `aggregations/additionalProperties/buckets` response's property type changed from `array` to `object` for status `200`
  - added the optional property `_shards` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `aggregations/additionalProperties/interval` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `hits/hits/items/fields` to the response with the `200` status
- **2022-08-06** `64901d9f1a5b` — 1 breaking, 1 warning, 5 info
  - the `highlight/fields` request property type changed from `array` to `object`
  - removed the request property `highlight/style`
  - added the new optional request property `highlight/fragment_size`
  - added the new optional request property `highlight/number_of_fragments`
  - added the new optional request property `highlight/post_tags`
  - added the new optional request property `highlight/pre_tags`
  - added the optional property `hits/hits/items/highlight` to the response with the `200` status
- **2022-06-24** `b796c7453ce7` — 2 breaking, 8 warning, 1 info
  - the `highlight/fields` request property type changed from `object` to `array`
  - the `aggregations/additionalProperties/buckets` response's property type changed from `object` to `array` for status `200`
  - removed the request property `highlight/fragment_size`
  - removed the request property `highlight/number_of_fragments`
  - removed the request property `highlight/post_tags`
  - removed the request property `highlight/pre_tags`
  - removed the optional property `_shards` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `aggregations/additionalProperties/interval` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `hits/hits/items/fields` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `hits/hits/items/highlight` from the response with the `200` status
  - added the new optional request property `highlight/style`

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[Operation](https://skmtc.dev/zincsearch/apis/zinc-search-engine-api/docs/api/:index/_search/post.md) · [API](https://skmtc.dev/zincsearch/apis/zinc-search-engine-api.md) · [Page](https://skmtc.dev/zincsearch/apis/zinc-search-engine-api/changes/api/:index/_search/post)