Run queries in the Dev Tools console

The Dev Tools console lets you send Query DSL queries to OpenSearch instead of using cURL in your terminal.

Try it: Write and run a query

To open the Dev Tools console, select Dev Tools on the main OpenSearch Dashboards page or select Management > Dev Tools from the left navigation menu. In installations with workspaces enabled, select the code icon () in the lower-left corner of the navigation panel.

Write a query in the editor pane on the left side of the console. For example, enter the following query to index some documents:

POST _bulk
{ "create": { "_index": "students", "_id": "2" } }
{ "name": "Jonathan Powers", "gpa": 3.85, "grad_year": 2025 }
{ "create": { "_index": "students", "_id": "3" } }
{ "name": "Jane Doe", "gpa": 3.52, "grad_year": 2024 }

To send the query, place the cursor anywhere in the query text and select the play icon () on the upper right of the request, or press Ctrl/Cmd+Enter.

OpenSearch displays the response in the pane on the right side of the console.
Try a search query. Enter the following request to retrieve all documents from the students index:
```
GET students/_search
{
  "query": {
    "match_all": {}
  }
}
```
Select the play icon to send the request and view the results.