Running a More-Like-This query without template

Use this API to search documents using a "More Like This" request without a template.

Requirement: OpenSearchServer v1.5.3

Call parameters

URL: /services/rest/index/{index_name}/morelikethis

Method: POST

Header:

  • Content-Type (required): application/json
  • Accept (optional returned type): application/json or application/xml

URL parameters:

  • index_name (required): The name of the index.

Raw data (POST):
The search field query either in JSON or XML format.

{
"likeText": "open search server",
"lang": "ENGLISH",
"analyzerName": "StandardAnalyzer",
"fields": [
"contentExact",
"titleExact"
],
"minWordLen": 1,
"maxWordLen": 100,
"minDocFreq": 1,
"minTermFreq": 1,
"maxNumTokensParsed": 5000,
"maxQueryTerms": 25,
"boost": true,
"stopWords": "English stop words",
"returnedFields": [
"url",
"title"
],
"filters": [
{
"type": "QueryFilter",
"negative": false,
"query": "lang:en"
}
],
"start": 0,
"rows": 10
}

Success response

The search result has been returned.

HTTP code:
200

Content (application/json):

{
"documents":[
{
"pos":0,
"score":0.19919153,
"collapseCount":0,
"fields":[
{
"fieldName":"title",
"values":[
"www.open-search-server.com - OpenSearchServer documentation",
"Checking the environment variables on Windows - OpenSearchServer documentation - OpenSearchServer documentation"
]
},
{
"fieldName":"url",
"values":[
"http://www.open-search-server.com/confluence/display/EN/Checking+the+environment+variables+on+Windows"
]
}
]
}
...
]
}

Error response

The search failed. The reason is provided in the content.

HTTP code:
500

Sample call

Using CURL:

curl -XPOST -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '...' \
http://localhost:9090/services/rest/index/my_index/morelikethis

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