[[modules-scripting-painless]]
=== Painless Scripting Language
experimental[The Painless scripting language is new and is still marked as experimental. The syntax or API may be changed in the future in non-backwards compatible ways if required.]
include::../../../painless/painless-description.asciidoc[]
Ready to start scripting with Painless? See {painless}/painless-getting-started.html[Getting Started with Painless] in the guide to the
{painless}/index.html[Painless Scripting Language].