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[[search-aggregations-bucket-datehistogram-aggregation]]
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=== Date Histogram Aggregation
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This multi-bucket aggregation is similar to the normal
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<<search-aggregations-bucket-histogram-aggregation,histogram>>, but it can
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only be used with date values. Because dates are represented internally in
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Elasticsearch as long values, it is possible, but not as accurate, to use the
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normal `histogram` on dates as well. The main difference in the two APIs is
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that here the interval can be specified using date/time expressions. Time-based
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data requires special support because time-based intervals are not always a
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fixed length.
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==== Calendar and Fixed intervals
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When configuring a date histogram aggregation, the interval can be specified
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in two manners: calendar-aware time intervals, and fixed time intervals.
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Calendar-aware intervals understand that daylight savings changes the length
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of specific days, months have different amounts of days, and leap seconds can
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be tacked onto a particular year.
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Fixed intervals are, by contrast, always multiples of SI units and do not change
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based on calendaring context.
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[NOTE]
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.Combined `interval` field is deprecated
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==================================
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deprecated[7.2, `interval` field is deprecated] Historically both calendar and fixed
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intervals were configured in a single `interval` field, which led to confusing
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semantics. Specifying `1d` would be assumed as a calendar-aware time,
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whereas `2d` would be interpreted as fixed time. To get "one day" of fixed time,
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the user would need to specify the next smaller unit (in this case, `24h`).
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This combined behavior was often unknown to users, and even when knowledgeable about
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the behavior it was difficult to use and confusing.
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This behavior has been deprecated in favor of two new, explicit fields: `calendar_interval`
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and `fixed_interval`.
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By forcing a choice between calendar and intervals up front, the semantics of the interval
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are clear to the user immediately and there is no ambiguity. The old `interval` field
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will be removed in the future.
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==================================
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===== Calendar Intervals
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Calendar-aware intervals are configured with the `calendar_interval` parameter.
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Calendar intervals can only be specified in "singular" quantities of the unit
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(`1d`, `1M`, etc). Multiples, such as `2d`, are not supported and will throw an exception.
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The accepted units for calendar intervals are:
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minute (`m`, `1m`) ::
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All minutes begin at 00 seconds.
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One minute is the interval between 00 seconds of the first minute and 00
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seconds of the following minute in the specified timezone, compensating for any
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intervening leap seconds, so that the number of minutes and seconds past the
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hour is the same at the start and end.
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hours (`h`, `1h`) ::
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All hours begin at 00 minutes and 00 seconds.
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One hour (1h) is the interval between 00:00 minutes of the first hour and 00:00
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minutes of the following hour in the specified timezone, compensating for any
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intervening leap seconds, so that the number of minutes and seconds past the hour
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is the same at the start and end.
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days (`d`, `1d`) ::
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All days begin at the earliest possible time, which is usually 00:00:00
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(midnight).
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One day (1d) is the interval between the start of the day and the start of
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of the following day in the specified timezone, compensating for any intervening
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time changes.
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week (`w`, `1w`) ::
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One week is the interval between the start day_of_week:hour:minute:second
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and the same day of the week and time of the following week in the specified
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timezone.
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month (`M`, `1M`) ::
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One month is the interval between the start day of the month and time of
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day and the same day of the month and time of the following month in the specified
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timezone, so that the day of the month and time of day are the same at the start
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and end.
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quarter (`q`, `1q`) ::
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One quarter (1q) is the interval between the start day of the month and
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time of day and the same day of the month and time of day three months later,
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so that the day of the month and time of day are the same at the start and end. +
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year (`y`, `1y`) ::
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One year (1y) is the interval between the start day of the month and time of
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day and the same day of the month and time of day the following year in the
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specified timezone, so that the date and time are the same at the start and end. +
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===== Calendar Interval Examples
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As an example, here is an aggregation requesting bucket intervals of a month in calendar time:
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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POST /sales/_search?size=0
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{
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"aggs" : {
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"sales_over_time" : {
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"date_histogram" : {
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"field" : "date",
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"calendar_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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// CONSOLE
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// TEST[setup:sales]
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If you attempt to use multiples of calendar units, the aggregation will fail because only
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singular calendar units are supported:
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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POST /sales/_search?size=0
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{
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"aggs" : {
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"sales_over_time" : {
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"date_histogram" : {
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"field" : "date",
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"calendar_interval" : "2d"
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}
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}
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}
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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// CONSOLE
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// TEST[setup:sales]
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// TEST[catch:bad_request]
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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{
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"error" : {
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"root_cause" : [...],
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"type" : "x_content_parse_exception",
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"reason" : "[1:82] [date_histogram] failed to parse field [calendar_interval]",
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"caused_by" : {
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"type" : "illegal_argument_exception",
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"reason" : "The supplied interval [2d] could not be parsed as a calendar interval.",
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"stack_trace" : "java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: The supplied interval [2d] could not be parsed as a calendar interval."
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}
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}
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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// NOTCONSOLE
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===== Fixed Intervals
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Fixed intervals are configured with the `fixed_interval` parameter.
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In contrast to calendar-aware intervals, fixed intervals are a fixed number of SI
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units and never deviate, regardless of where they fall on the calendar. One second
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is always composed of 1000ms. This allows fixed intervals to be specified in
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any multiple of the supported units.
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However, it means fixed intervals cannot express other units such as months,
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since the duration of a month is not a fixed quantity. Attempting to specify
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a calendar interval like month or quarter will throw an exception.
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The accepted units for fixed intervals are:
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milliseconds (ms) ::
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seconds (s) ::
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Defined as 1000 milliseconds each
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minutes (m) ::
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All minutes begin at 00 seconds.
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Defined as 60 seconds each (60,000 milliseconds)
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hours (h) ::
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All hours begin at 00 minutes and 00 seconds.
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Defined as 60 minutes each (3,600,000 milliseconds)
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days (d) ::
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All days begin at the earliest possible time, which is usually 00:00:00
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(midnight).
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Defined as 24 hours (86,400,000 milliseconds)
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===== Fixed Interval Examples
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If we try to recreate the "month" `calendar_interval` from earlier, we can approximate that with
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30 fixed days:
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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POST /sales/_search?size=0
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{
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"aggs" : {
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"sales_over_time" : {
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"date_histogram" : {
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"field" : "date",
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"fixed_interval" : "30d"
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}
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}
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}
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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// CONSOLE
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// TEST[setup:sales]
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But if we try to use a calendar unit that is not supported, such as weeks, we'll get an exception:
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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POST /sales/_search?size=0
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{
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"aggs" : {
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"sales_over_time" : {
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"date_histogram" : {
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"field" : "date",
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"fixed_interval" : "2w"
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}
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}
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}
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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// CONSOLE
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// TEST[setup:sales]
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// TEST[catch:bad_request]
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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{
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"error" : {
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"root_cause" : [...],
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"type" : "x_content_parse_exception",
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"reason" : "[1:82] [date_histogram] failed to parse field [fixed_interval]",
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"caused_by" : {
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"type" : "illegal_argument_exception",
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"reason" : "failed to parse setting [date_histogram.fixedInterval] with value [2w] as a time value: unit is missing or unrecognized",
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"stack_trace" : "java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: failed to parse setting [date_histogram.fixedInterval] with value [2w] as a time value: unit is missing or unrecognized"
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}
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}
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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// NOTCONSOLE
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===== Notes
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In all cases, when the specified end time does not exist, the actual end time is
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the closest available time after the specified end.
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Widely distributed applications must also consider vagaries such as countries that
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start and stop daylight savings time at 12:01 A.M., so end up with one minute of
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Sunday followed by an additional 59 minutes of Saturday once a year, and countries
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that decide to move across the international date line. Situations like
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that can make irregular timezone offsets seem easy.
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As always, rigorous testing, especially around time-change events, will ensure
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that your time interval specification is
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what you intend it to be.
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WARNING:
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To avoid unexpected results, all connected servers and clients must sync to a
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reliable network time service.
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NOTE: fractional time values are not supported, but you can address this by
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shifting to another time unit (e.g., `1.5h` could instead be specified as `90m`).
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NOTE: You can also specify time values using abbreviations supported by
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<<time-units,time units>> parsing.
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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 (01/01/1970 midnight UTC). These timestamps are
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returned as the ++key++ name of the bucket. The `key_as_string` is the same
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timestamp converted to a formatted
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date string using the `format` parameter specification:
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TIP: If you don't specify `format`, the first date
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<<mapping-date-format,format>> specified in the field mapping is used.
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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POST /sales/_search?size=0
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{
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"aggs" : {
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"sales_over_time" : {
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"date_histogram" : {
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"field" : "date",
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"calendar_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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// CONSOLE
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// TEST[setup:sales]
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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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...
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"aggregations": {
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"sales_over_time": {
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"buckets": [
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{
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"key_as_string": "2015-01-01",
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"key": 1420070400000,
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"doc_count": 3
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},
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{
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"key_as_string": "2015-02-01",
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"key": 1422748800000,
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"doc_count": 2
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},
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{
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"key_as_string": "2015-03-01",
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"key": 1425168000000,
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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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// TESTRESPONSE[s/\.\.\./"took": $body.took,"timed_out": false,"_shards": $body._shards,"hits": $body.hits,/]
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===== Timezone
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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. Use the `time_zone` parameter to indicate
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that bucketing should use a different timezone.
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You can specify timezones as either an ISO 8601 UTC offset (e.g. `+01:00` or
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`-08:00`) or as a timezone ID as specified in the IANA timezone database,
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such as`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/_doc/1?refresh
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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/_doc/2?refresh
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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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"calendar_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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// CONSOLE
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If you don't specify a timezone, UTC is used. This 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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{
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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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---------------------------------
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// TESTRESPONSE[s/\.\.\./"took": $body.took,"timed_out": false,"_shards": $body._shards,"hits": $body.hits,/]
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If you specify a `time_zone` of `-01:00`, midnight in that timezone is one hour
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before 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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"calendar_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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// CONSOLE
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// TEST[continued]
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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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{
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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": 1443574800000,
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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": 1443661200000,
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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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---------------------------------
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// TESTRESPONSE[s/\.\.\./"took": $body.took,"timed_out": false,"_shards": $body._shards,"hits": $body.hits,/]
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<1> The `key_as_string` value represents midnight on each day
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in the specified timezone.
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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 you would expect 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. If you use `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 12h,
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where you'll 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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Use the `offset` parameter 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 `1d` for a day. See <<time-units>> for more possible time
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duration options.
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For example, when using an interval of `day`, each bucket runs from midnight
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to midnight. Setting the `offset` parameter to `+6h` changes 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/_doc/1?refresh
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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/_doc/2?refresh
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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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"calendar_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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// CONSOLE
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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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{
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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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-----------------------------
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// TESTRESPONSE[s/\.\.\./"took": $body.took,"timed_out": false,"_shards": $body._shards,"hits": $body.hits,/]
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NOTE: The start `offset` of each bucket is calculated after `time_zone`
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adjustments have been made.
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===== Keyed Response
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Setting the `keyed` flag to `true` associates a unique string key with each
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bucket and returns the ranges as a hash rather than an array:
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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POST /sales/_search?size=0
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{
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"aggs" : {
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"sales_over_time" : {
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"date_histogram" : {
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"field" : "date",
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"calendar_interval" : "1M",
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"format" : "yyyy-MM-dd",
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"keyed": true
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}
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}
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}
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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// CONSOLE
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// TEST[setup:sales]
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Response:
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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{
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...
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"aggregations": {
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"sales_over_time": {
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"buckets": {
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"2015-01-01": {
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"key_as_string": "2015-01-01",
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"key": 1420070400000,
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"doc_count": 3
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},
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"2015-02-01": {
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"key_as_string": "2015-02-01",
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"key": 1422748800000,
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"doc_count": 2
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},
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"2015-03-01": {
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"key_as_string": "2015-03-01",
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"key": 1425168000000,
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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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// TESTRESPONSE[s/\.\.\./"took": $body.took,"timed_out": false,"_shards": $body._shards,"hits": $body.hits,/]
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===== Scripts
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As with the normal <<search-aggregations-bucket-histogram-aggregation,histogram>>,
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both document-level scripts and
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value-level scripts are supported. You can control the order of the returned
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buckets using the `order`
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settings and filter the returned buckets based on a `min_doc_count` setting
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(by default all buckets between the first
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bucket that matches documents and the last one are returned). This histogram
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also supports the `extended_bounds`
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setting, which enables extending the bounds of the histogram beyond the data
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itself. For more information, see
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<<search-aggregations-bucket-histogram-aggregation-extended-bounds,`Extended Bounds`>>.
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===== Missing value
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The `missing` parameter defines how to treat documents that are missing a value.
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By default, they are ignored, but it is also possible to treat them as if they
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have a value.
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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POST /sales/_search?size=0
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{
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"aggs" : {
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"sale_date" : {
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"date_histogram" : {
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"field" : "date",
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"calendar_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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// CONSOLE
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// TEST[setup:sales]
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<1> Documents without a value in the `publish_date` field will fall into the
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same bucket as documents that have the value `2000-01-01`.
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===== Order
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By default the returned buckets are sorted by their `key` ascending, but you can
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control the order using
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the `order` setting. This setting supports the same `order` functionality as
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<<search-aggregations-bucket-terms-aggregation-order,`Terms Aggregation`>>.
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===== Using a script to aggregate by day of the week
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When you need to aggregate the results by day of the week, use a script that
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returns the day of the week:
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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POST /sales/_search?size=0
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{
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"aggs": {
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"dayOfWeek": {
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"terms": {
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"script": {
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"lang": "painless",
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"source": "doc['date'].value.dayOfWeekEnum.value"
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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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// CONSOLE
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// TEST[setup:sales]
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Response:
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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{
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...
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"aggregations": {
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"dayOfWeek": {
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"doc_count_error_upper_bound": 0,
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"sum_other_doc_count": 0,
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"buckets": [
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{
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"key": "7",
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"doc_count": 4
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},
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{
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"key": "4",
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"doc_count": 3
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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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// TESTRESPONSE[s/\.\.\./"took": $body.took,"timed_out": false,"_shards": $body._shards,"hits": $body.hits,/]
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The response will contain all the buckets having the relative day of
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the week as key : 1 for Monday, 2 for Tuesday... 7 for Sunday.
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