# Render a search template


**POST /_render/template/{id}**

**All methods and paths for this operation:**

<div>
                      <span class="operation-verb get">GET</span>
                      <span class="operation-path">/_render/template</span>
                      </div>
                    <div>
                      <span class="operation-verb post">POST</span>
                      <span class="operation-path">/_render/template</span>
                      </div>
                    <div>
                      <span class="operation-verb get">GET</span>
                      <span class="operation-path">/_render/template/{id}</span>
                      </div>
                    <div>
                      <span class="operation-verb post">POST</span>
                      <span class="operation-path">/_render/template/{id}</span>
                      </div>
                    

Render a search template as a search request body.

## Required authorization

* Index privileges: `read`



## Servers
- http://api.example.com: http://api.example.com ()


## Authentication methods
- Api key auth
- Basic auth
- Bearer auth


## Parameters

### Path parameters
- **id** (string)
  The ID of the search template to render.
  If no `source` is specified, this or the `id` request body parameter is required.


### Body: application/json (object)

- **id** (string)
  The ID of the search template to render.
  If no `source` is specified, this or the `<template-id>` request path parameter is required.
  If you specify both this parameter and the `<template-id>` parameter, the API uses only `<template-id>`.
- **file** (string)

- **params** (object)
  Key-value pairs used to replace Mustache variables in the template.
  The key is the variable name.
  The value is the variable value.
- **source** (string | object)
  An inline search template.
  It supports the same parameters as the search API's request body.
  These parameters also support Mustache variables.
  If no `id` or `<templated-id>` is specified, this parameter is required.


## Responses
### 200


#### Body: application/json (object)
- **template_output** (object)



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