What Are Hits and Aggregations in Elasticsearch? (Explained)

Most people think search is only about finding results, but Elasticsearch delivers much more. In this quick guide, discover the difference between hits (the documents that match your query) and aggregations (the analytics that reveal patterns, counts, and trends beyond the results page).

00:00 Search vs insights in Elasticsearch

00:10 What are hits? (matching documents)

00:25 What are aggregations? (analytics and trends)

00:40 Example: error logs, counts, and spikes

00:50 Why hits show results but aggregations show meaning

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