--
:api: get-buckets 
:request: GetBucketsRequest
:response: GetBucketsResponse
--
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=== Get buckets API

Retrieves one or more bucket results.
It accepts a +{request}+ object and responds
with a +{response}+ object.

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==== Get buckets request

A +{request}+ object gets created with an existing non-null `jobId`.

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<1> Constructing a new request referencing an existing `jobId`.

==== Optional arguments
The following arguments are optional:

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<1> The timestamp of the bucket to get. Otherwise it will return all buckets.

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<1> Buckets with anomaly scores greater or equal than this value will be returned.

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<1> If `true`, the buckets are sorted in descending order. Defaults to `false`.

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<1> Buckets with timestamps earlier than this time will be returned.

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<1> If `true`, interim results will be excluded. Defaults to `false`.

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<1> If `true`, buckets will include their anomaly records. Defaults to `false`.

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<1> The page parameters `from` and `size`. `from` specifies the number of buckets to skip.
`size` specifies the maximum number of buckets to get. Defaults to `0` and `100` respectively.

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<1> The field to sort buckets on. Defaults to `timestamp`.

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<1> Buckets with timestamps on or after this time will be returned.

include::../execution.asciidoc[]

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==== Get buckets response

The returned +{response}+ contains the requested buckets:

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<1> The count of buckets that were matched.
<2> The buckets retrieved.