API documentation is available for the REST APIs, search and index APIs, plug-ins, and the identity management component.
| API documentation | Installation directory |
|---|---|
| REST APIs | ES_INSTALL_ROOT/docs/api/rest |
| Search and index APIs | ES_INSTALL_ROOT/docs/api/siapi |
| Fetch API | ES_INSTALL_ROOT/docs/api/fetch |
| Type A data source crawler plug-ins | ES_INSTALL_ROOT/docs/api/crawler |
| Type B data source crawler plug-ins (for the Agent for Windows file systems, BoardReader, Case Manager, Exchange Server, FileNet P8, and SharePoint crawlers) | ES_INSTALL_ROOT/docs/api/ilelcrawler |
| Web crawler plug-ins | ES_INSTALL_ROOT/docs/api/crawler/com/ibm/es/wc/pi |
| Plug-in for post-filtering search results | ES_INSTALL_ROOT/docs/api/postfilter |
| Plug-in for exporting documents and deep inspection results | ES_INSTALL_ROOT/docs/api/export |
| Identity management APIs | ES_INSTALL_ROOT/docs/api/imc |