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[[search-aggregations-bucket-datehistogram-aggregation]]
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=== Date Histogram Aggregation
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A multi-bucket aggregation similar to the <<search-aggregations-bucket-histogram-aggregation,histogram>> except it can
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only be applied on date values. Since dates are represented in elasticsearch internally as long values, it is possible
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to use the normal `histogram` on dates as well, though accuracy will be compromised. The reason for this is in the fact
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that time based intervals are not fixed (think of leap years and on the number of days in a month). For this reason,
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we need special support for time based data. From a functionality perspective, this histogram supports the same features
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as the normal <<search-aggregations-bucket-histogram-aggregation,histogram>>. The main difference is that the interval can be specified by date/time expressions.
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Requesting bucket intervals of a month.
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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{
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"aggs" : {
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"articles_over_time" : {
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"date_histogram" : {
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"field" : "date",
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"interval" : "month"
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}
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}
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}
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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Available expressions for interval: `year`, `quarter`, `month`, `week`, `day`, `hour`, `minute`, `second`
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Time values can also be specified via abbreviations supported by <<time-units,time units>> parsing.
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Note that fractional time values are not supported, but you can address this by shifting to another
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time unit (e.g., `1.5h` could instead be specified as `90m`).
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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{
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"aggs" : {
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"articles_over_time" : {
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"date_histogram" : {
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"field" : "date",
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"interval" : "90m"
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}
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}
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}
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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==== Keys
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Internally, a date is represented as a 64 bit number representing a timestamp
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in milliseconds-since-the-epoch. These timestamps are returned as the bucket
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++key++s. The `key_as_string` is the same timestamp converted to a formatted
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date string using the format specified with the `format` parameter:
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TIP: If no `format` is specified, then it will use the first date
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<<mapping-date-format,format>> specified in the field mapping.
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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{
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"aggs" : {
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"articles_over_time" : {
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"date_histogram" : {
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"field" : "date",
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"interval" : "1M",
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"format" : "yyyy-MM-dd" <1>
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}
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}
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}
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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<1> Supports expressive date <<date-format-pattern,format pattern>>
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Response:
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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{
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"aggregations": {
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"articles_over_time": {
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"buckets": [
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{
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"key_as_string": "2013-02-02",
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"key": 1328140800000,
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"doc_count": 1
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},
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{
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"key_as_string": "2013-03-02",
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"key": 1330646400000,
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"doc_count": 2
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},
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...
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]
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}
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}
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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==== Time Zone
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Date-times are stored in Elasticsearch in UTC. By default, all bucketing and
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rounding is also done in UTC. The `time_zone` parameter can be used to indicate
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that bucketing should use a different time zone.
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Time zones may either be specified as an ISO 8601 UTC offset (e.g. `+01:00` or
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`-08:00`) or as a timezone id, an identifier used in the TZ database like
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`America/Los_Angeles`.
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Consider the following example:
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[source,js]
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---------------------------------
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PUT my_index/log/1
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{
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"date": "2015-10-01T00:30:00Z"
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}
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PUT my_index/log/2
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{
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"date": "2015-10-01T01:30:00Z"
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}
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GET my_index/_search?size=0
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{
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"aggs": {
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"by_day": {
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"date_histogram": {
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"field": "date",
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"interval": "day"
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}
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}
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}
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}
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---------------------------------
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UTC is used if no time zone is specified, which would result in both of these
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documents being placed into the same day bucket, which starts at midnight UTC
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on 1 October 2015:
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[source,js]
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---------------------------------
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"aggregations": {
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"by_day": {
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"buckets": [
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{
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"key_as_string": "2015-10-01T00:00:00.000Z",
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"key": 1443657600000,
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"doc_count": 2
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}
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]
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}
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}
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---------------------------------
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If a `time_zone` of `-01:00` is specified, then midnight starts at one hour before
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midnight UTC:
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[source,js]
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---------------------------------
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GET my_index/_search?size=0
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{
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"aggs": {
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"by_day": {
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"date_histogram": {
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"field": "date",
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"interval": "day",
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"time_zone": "-01:00"
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}
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}
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}
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}
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---------------------------------
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Now the first document falls into the bucket for 30 September 2015, while the
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second document falls into the bucket for 1 October 2015:
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[source,js]
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---------------------------------
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"aggregations": {
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"by_day": {
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"buckets": [
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{
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"key_as_string": "2015-09-30T00:00:00.000-01:00", <1>
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"key": 1443571200000,
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"doc_count": 1
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},
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{
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"key_as_string": "2015-10-01T00:00:00.000-01:00", <1>
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"key": 1443657600000,
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"doc_count": 1
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}
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]
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}
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}
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---------------------------------
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<1> The `key_as_string` value represents midnight on each day
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in the specified time zone.
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WARNING: When using time zones that follow DST (daylight savings time) changes,
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buckets close to the moment when those changes happen can have slightly different
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sizes than would be expected from the used `interval`.
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For example, consider a DST start in the `CET` time zone: on 27 March 2016 at 2am,
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clocks were turned forward 1 hour to 3am local time. When using `day` as `interval`,
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the bucket covering that day will only hold data for 23 hours instead of the usual
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24 hours for other buckets. The same is true for shorter intervals like e.g. 12h.
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Here, we will have only a 11h bucket on the morning of 27 March when the DST shift
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happens.
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==== Offset
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The `offset` parameter is used to change the start value of each bucket by the
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specified positive (`+`) or negative offset (`-`) duration, such as `1h` for
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an hour, or `1M` for a month. See <<time-units>> for more possible time
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duration options.
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For instance, when using an interval of `day`, each bucket runs from midnight
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to midnight. Setting the `offset` parameter to `+6h` would change each bucket
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to run from 6am to 6am:
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[source,js]
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-----------------------------
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PUT my_index/log/1
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{
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"date": "2015-10-01T05:30:00Z"
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}
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PUT my_index/log/2
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{
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"date": "2015-10-01T06:30:00Z"
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}
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GET my_index/_search?size=0
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{
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"aggs": {
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"by_day": {
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"date_histogram": {
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"field": "date",
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"interval": "day",
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"offset": "+6h"
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}
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}
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}
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}
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-----------------------------
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Instead of a single bucket starting at midnight, the above request groups the
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documents into buckets starting at 6am:
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[source,js]
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-----------------------------
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"aggregations": {
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"by_day": {
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"buckets": [
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{
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"key_as_string": "2015-09-30T06:00:00.000Z",
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"key": 1443592800000,
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"doc_count": 1
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},
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{
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"key_as_string": "2015-10-01T06:00:00.000Z",
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"key": 1443679200000,
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"doc_count": 1
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}
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]
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}
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}
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-----------------------------
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NOTE: The start `offset` of each bucket is calculated after the `time_zone`
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adjustments have been made.
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==== Scripts
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Like with the normal <<search-aggregations-bucket-histogram-aggregation,histogram>>, both document level scripts and
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value level scripts are supported. It is also possible to control the order of the returned buckets using the `order`
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settings and filter the returned buckets based on a `min_doc_count` setting (by default all buckets between the first
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bucket that matches documents and the last one are returned). This histogram also supports the `extended_bounds`
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setting, which enables extending the bounds of the histogram beyond the data itself (to read more on why you'd want to
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do that please refer to the explanation <<search-aggregations-bucket-histogram-aggregation-extended-bounds,here>>).
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==== Missing value
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The `missing` parameter defines how documents that are missing a value should be treated.
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By default they will be ignored but it is also possible to treat them as if they
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had a value.
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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{
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"aggs" : {
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"publish_date" : {
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"date_histogram" : {
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"field" : "publish_date",
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"interval": "year",
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"missing": "2000-01-01" <1>
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}
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}
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}
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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<1> Documents without a value in the `publish_date` field will fall into the same bucket as documents that have the value `2000-01-01`.
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