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layout: default
title: IDs
parent: Term-level queries
grand_parent: Query DSL
nav_order: 30
# IDs query
Use the `ids` query to search for documents with one or more specific document ID values in the `_id` field. For example, the following query requests documents with the IDs `34229` and `91296`:
```json
GET shakespeare/_search
{
"query": {
"ids": {
"values": [
34229,
91296
]
}
```
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## Parameters
The query accepts the following parameter.
Parameter | Data type | Description
:--- | :--- | :---
`values` | Array of strings | The document IDs to search for. Required.
