Elasticsearch Search Result Customization: Sorting, Pagination, Highlighting, and Java Client Usage

Sorting Search Results By default, Elasticsearch orders results by relevance score (_score). Custom sorting is supported for fields of type keyword, numeric types, geo_point, and date. Sorting direction is specified using asc or desc. GET /products/_search { "query": { "match_all": {} }, "sort": [ { "c ...

Posted on Wed, 20 May 2026 04:29:30 +0000 by Evanthes