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 | 1 | +---  | 
 | 2 | +mapped_pages:  | 
 | 3 | +  - https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/8.18/search-vector-tile-api.html#search-vector-tile-api-api-example  | 
 | 4 | +applies_to:  | 
 | 5 | +  stack: all  | 
 | 6 | +navigation_title: Vector tile search API  | 
 | 7 | +---  | 
 | 8 | + | 
 | 9 | +# Vector tile search API examples  | 
 | 10 | + | 
 | 11 | +This page shows how to create an index with geospatial data and retrieve vector tile results using the [vector tile search API](https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/elasticsearch/operation/operation-search-mvt-1).   | 
 | 12 | + | 
 | 13 | + | 
 | 14 | +You can learn how to:  | 
 | 15 | +- [Create an index with geospatial fields](#create-an-index-with-geospatial-fields)  | 
 | 16 | +- [Query geospatial data using a vector tile](#query-a-vector-tile-for-geospatial-data)  | 
 | 17 | +- [Understand the structure of the API response](#example-response)  | 
 | 18 | +- [Understand how the request is internally translated](#how-elasticsearch-translates-the-request-internally)  | 
 | 19 | + | 
 | 20 | +## Create an index with geospatial fields  | 
 | 21 | + | 
 | 22 | +The following requests create the `museum` index and add several geospatial  | 
 | 23 | +`location` values.  | 
 | 24 | + | 
 | 25 | +```console  | 
 | 26 | +PUT museums  | 
 | 27 | +{  | 
 | 28 | +  "mappings": {  | 
 | 29 | +    "properties": {  | 
 | 30 | +      "location": {  | 
 | 31 | +        "type": "geo_point"  | 
 | 32 | +      },  | 
 | 33 | +      "name": {  | 
 | 34 | +        "type": "keyword"  | 
 | 35 | +      },  | 
 | 36 | +      "price": {  | 
 | 37 | +        "type": "long"  | 
 | 38 | +      },  | 
 | 39 | +      "included": {  | 
 | 40 | +        "type": "boolean"  | 
 | 41 | +      }  | 
 | 42 | +    }  | 
 | 43 | +  }  | 
 | 44 | +}  | 
 | 45 | + | 
 | 46 | +POST museums/_bulk?refresh  | 
 | 47 | +{ "index": { "_id": "1" } }  | 
 | 48 | +{ "location": "POINT (4.912350 52.374081)", "name": "NEMO Science Museum",  "price": 1750, "included": true }  | 
 | 49 | +{ "index": { "_id": "2" } }  | 
 | 50 | +{ "location": "POINT (4.901618 52.369219)", "name": "Museum Het Rembrandthuis", "price": 1500, "included": false }  | 
 | 51 | +{ "index": { "_id": "3" } }  | 
 | 52 | +{ "location": "POINT (4.914722 52.371667)", "name": "Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum", "price":1650, "included": true }  | 
 | 53 | +{ "index": { "_id": "4" } }  | 
 | 54 | +{ "location": "POINT (4.914722 52.371667)", "name": "Amsterdam Centre for Architecture", "price":0, "included": true }  | 
 | 55 | +```  | 
 | 56 | + | 
 | 57 | +## Query a vector tile for geospatial data  | 
 | 58 | + | 
 | 59 | +The following request searches the index for `location` values that intersect  | 
 | 60 | +the `13/4207/2692` vector tile.  | 
 | 61 | + | 
 | 62 | +```console  | 
 | 63 | +GET museums/_mvt/location/13/4207/2692  | 
 | 64 | +{  | 
 | 65 | +  "grid_agg": "geotile",  | 
 | 66 | +  "grid_precision": 2,  | 
 | 67 | +  "fields": [  | 
 | 68 | +    "name",  | 
 | 69 | +    "price"  | 
 | 70 | +  ],  | 
 | 71 | +  "query": {  | 
 | 72 | +    "term": {  | 
 | 73 | +      "included": true  | 
 | 74 | +    }  | 
 | 75 | +  },  | 
 | 76 | +  "aggs": {  | 
 | 77 | +    "min_price": {  | 
 | 78 | +      "min": {  | 
 | 79 | +        "field": "price"  | 
 | 80 | +      }  | 
 | 81 | +    },  | 
 | 82 | +    "max_price": {  | 
 | 83 | +      "max": {  | 
 | 84 | +        "field": "price"  | 
 | 85 | +      }  | 
 | 86 | +    },  | 
 | 87 | +    "avg_price": {  | 
 | 88 | +      "avg": {  | 
 | 89 | +        "field": "price"  | 
 | 90 | +      }  | 
 | 91 | +    }  | 
 | 92 | +  }  | 
 | 93 | +}  | 
 | 94 | +```  | 
 | 95 | +% TEST[continued]  | 
 | 96 | + | 
 | 97 | +## Example response  | 
 | 98 | + | 
 | 99 | +The API returns results as a binary vector tile. When decoded into JSON, the  | 
 | 100 | +tile contains the following data:  | 
 | 101 | + | 
 | 102 | +```js  | 
 | 103 | +{  | 
 | 104 | +  "hits": {  | 
 | 105 | +    "extent": 4096,  | 
 | 106 | +    "version": 2,  | 
 | 107 | +    "features": [  | 
 | 108 | +      {  | 
 | 109 | +        "geometry": {  | 
 | 110 | +          "type": "Point",  | 
 | 111 | +          "coordinates": [  | 
 | 112 | +            3208,  | 
 | 113 | +            3864  | 
 | 114 | +          ]  | 
 | 115 | +        },  | 
 | 116 | +        "properties": {  | 
 | 117 | +          "_id": "1",  | 
 | 118 | +          "_index": "museums",  | 
 | 119 | +          "name": "NEMO Science Museum",  | 
 | 120 | +          "price": 1750  | 
 | 121 | +        },  | 
 | 122 | +        "type": 1  | 
 | 123 | +      },  | 
 | 124 | +      {  | 
 | 125 | +        "geometry": {  | 
 | 126 | +          "type": "Point",  | 
 | 127 | +          "coordinates": [  | 
 | 128 | +            3429,  | 
 | 129 | +            3496  | 
 | 130 | +          ]  | 
 | 131 | +        },  | 
 | 132 | +        "properties": {  | 
 | 133 | +          "_id": "3",  | 
 | 134 | +          "_index": "museums",  | 
 | 135 | +          "name": "Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum",  | 
 | 136 | +          "price": 1650  | 
 | 137 | +        },  | 
 | 138 | +        "type": 1  | 
 | 139 | +      },  | 
 | 140 | +      {  | 
 | 141 | +        "geometry": {  | 
 | 142 | +          "type": "Point",  | 
 | 143 | +          "coordinates": [  | 
 | 144 | +            3429,  | 
 | 145 | +            3496  | 
 | 146 | +          ]  | 
 | 147 | +        },  | 
 | 148 | +        "properties": {  | 
 | 149 | +          "_id": "4",  | 
 | 150 | +          "_index": "museums",  | 
 | 151 | +          "name": "Amsterdam Centre for Architecture",  | 
 | 152 | +          "price": 0  | 
 | 153 | +        },  | 
 | 154 | +        "type": 1  | 
 | 155 | +      }  | 
 | 156 | +    ]  | 
 | 157 | +  },  | 
 | 158 | +  "aggs": {  | 
 | 159 | +    "extent": 4096,  | 
 | 160 | +    "version": 2,  | 
 | 161 | +    "features": [  | 
 | 162 | +      {  | 
 | 163 | +        "geometry": {  | 
 | 164 | +          "type": "Polygon",  | 
 | 165 | +          "coordinates": [  | 
 | 166 | +            [  | 
 | 167 | +              [  | 
 | 168 | +                3072,  | 
 | 169 | +                3072  | 
 | 170 | +              ],  | 
 | 171 | +              [  | 
 | 172 | +                4096,  | 
 | 173 | +                3072  | 
 | 174 | +              ],  | 
 | 175 | +              [  | 
 | 176 | +                4096,  | 
 | 177 | +                4096  | 
 | 178 | +              ],  | 
 | 179 | +              [  | 
 | 180 | +                3072,  | 
 | 181 | +                4096  | 
 | 182 | +              ],  | 
 | 183 | +              [  | 
 | 184 | +                3072,  | 
 | 185 | +                3072  | 
 | 186 | +              ]  | 
 | 187 | +            ]  | 
 | 188 | +          ]  | 
 | 189 | +        },  | 
 | 190 | +        "properties": {  | 
 | 191 | +          "_count": 3,  | 
 | 192 | +          "max_price.value": 1750.0,  | 
 | 193 | +          "min_price.value": 0.0,  | 
 | 194 | +          "avg_price.value": 1133.3333333333333  | 
 | 195 | +        },  | 
 | 196 | +        "type": 3  | 
 | 197 | +      }  | 
 | 198 | +    ]  | 
 | 199 | +  },  | 
 | 200 | +  "meta": {  | 
 | 201 | +    "extent": 4096,  | 
 | 202 | +    "version": 2,  | 
 | 203 | +    "features": [  | 
 | 204 | +      {  | 
 | 205 | +        "geometry": {  | 
 | 206 | +          "type": "Polygon",  | 
 | 207 | +          "coordinates": [  | 
 | 208 | +            [  | 
 | 209 | +              [  | 
 | 210 | +                0,  | 
 | 211 | +                0  | 
 | 212 | +              ],  | 
 | 213 | +              [  | 
 | 214 | +                4096,  | 
 | 215 | +                0  | 
 | 216 | +              ],  | 
 | 217 | +              [  | 
 | 218 | +                4096,  | 
 | 219 | +                4096  | 
 | 220 | +              ],  | 
 | 221 | +              [  | 
 | 222 | +                0,  | 
 | 223 | +                4096  | 
 | 224 | +              ],  | 
 | 225 | +              [  | 
 | 226 | +                0,  | 
 | 227 | +                0  | 
 | 228 | +              ]  | 
 | 229 | +            ]  | 
 | 230 | +          ]  | 
 | 231 | +        },  | 
 | 232 | +        "properties": {  | 
 | 233 | +          "_shards.failed": 0,  | 
 | 234 | +          "_shards.skipped": 0,  | 
 | 235 | +          "_shards.successful": 1,  | 
 | 236 | +          "_shards.total": 1,  | 
 | 237 | +          "aggregations._count.avg": 3.0,  | 
 | 238 | +          "aggregations._count.count": 1,  | 
 | 239 | +          "aggregations._count.max": 3.0,  | 
 | 240 | +          "aggregations._count.min": 3.0,  | 
 | 241 | +          "aggregations._count.sum": 3.0,  | 
 | 242 | +          "aggregations.avg_price.avg": 1133.3333333333333,  | 
 | 243 | +          "aggregations.avg_price.count": 1,  | 
 | 244 | +          "aggregations.avg_price.max": 1133.3333333333333,  | 
 | 245 | +          "aggregations.avg_price.min": 1133.3333333333333,  | 
 | 246 | +          "aggregations.avg_price.sum": 1133.3333333333333,  | 
 | 247 | +          "aggregations.max_price.avg": 1750.0,  | 
 | 248 | +          "aggregations.max_price.count": 1,  | 
 | 249 | +          "aggregations.max_price.max": 1750.0,  | 
 | 250 | +          "aggregations.max_price.min": 1750.0,  | 
 | 251 | +          "aggregations.max_price.sum": 1750.0,  | 
 | 252 | +          "aggregations.min_price.avg": 0.0,  | 
 | 253 | +          "aggregations.min_price.count": 1,  | 
 | 254 | +          "aggregations.min_price.max": 0.0,  | 
 | 255 | +          "aggregations.min_price.min": 0.0,  | 
 | 256 | +          "aggregations.min_price.sum": 0.0,  | 
 | 257 | +          "hits.max_score": 0.0,  | 
 | 258 | +          "hits.total.relation": "eq",  | 
 | 259 | +          "hits.total.value": 3,  | 
 | 260 | +          "timed_out": false,  | 
 | 261 | +          "took": 2  | 
 | 262 | +        },  | 
 | 263 | +        "type": 3  | 
 | 264 | +      }  | 
 | 265 | +    ]  | 
 | 266 | +  }  | 
 | 267 | +}  | 
 | 268 | +```  | 
 | 269 | +% NOTCONSOLE  | 
 | 270 | + | 
 | 271 | +## How Elasticsearch translates the request internally  | 
 | 272 | + | 
 | 273 | +{{es}} may translate a vector tile search API request with a  | 
 | 274 | +`grid_agg` argument of `geotile` and an `exact_bounds` argument of `true`  | 
 | 275 | +into the following search:  | 
 | 276 | + | 
 | 277 | +```console  | 
 | 278 | +GET my-index/_search  | 
 | 279 | +{  | 
 | 280 | +  "size": 10000,  | 
 | 281 | +  "query": {  | 
 | 282 | +    "geo_bounding_box": {  | 
 | 283 | +      "my-geo-field": {  | 
 | 284 | +        "top_left": {  | 
 | 285 | +          "lat": -40.979898069620134,  | 
 | 286 | +          "lon": -45  | 
 | 287 | +        },  | 
 | 288 | +        "bottom_right": {  | 
 | 289 | +          "lat": -66.51326044311186,  | 
 | 290 | +          "lon": 0  | 
 | 291 | +        }  | 
 | 292 | +      }  | 
 | 293 | +    }  | 
 | 294 | +  },  | 
 | 295 | +  "aggregations": {  | 
 | 296 | +    "grid": {  | 
 | 297 | +      "geotile_grid": {  | 
 | 298 | +        "field": "my-geo-field",  | 
 | 299 | +        "precision": 11,  | 
 | 300 | +        "size": 65536,  | 
 | 301 | +        "bounds": {  | 
 | 302 | +          "top_left": {  | 
 | 303 | +            "lat": -40.979898069620134,  | 
 | 304 | +            "lon": -45  | 
 | 305 | +          },  | 
 | 306 | +          "bottom_right": {  | 
 | 307 | +            "lat": -66.51326044311186,  | 
 | 308 | +            "lon": 0  | 
 | 309 | +          }  | 
 | 310 | +        }  | 
 | 311 | +      }  | 
 | 312 | +    },  | 
 | 313 | +    "bounds": {  | 
 | 314 | +      "geo_bounds": {  | 
 | 315 | +        "field": "my-geo-field",  | 
 | 316 | +        "wrap_longitude": false  | 
 | 317 | +      }  | 
 | 318 | +    }  | 
 | 319 | +  }  | 
 | 320 | +}  | 
 | 321 | +```  | 
 | 322 | +% TEST[continued]  | 
 | 323 | + | 
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