From df28137fa3d316a83ec9a069350de7a40c53d519 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marcelo Boeira <marcelo@boeira.me>
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2026 14:53:17 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] [#22409] Document HTTP QUERY method support in search API

Add QUERY method to the search API documentation with RFC 10008 compliance note indicating OpenSearch 2.17 support.

Reference:

* https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/22410
* https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/issues/22409

Signed-off-by: Marcelo Boeira <marcelo@boeira.me>
---
 _api-reference/search-apis/search.md | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/_api-reference/search-apis/search.md b/_api-reference/search-apis/search.md
index d26757fe53..229b506ae4 100644
--- a/_api-reference/search-apis/search.md
+++ b/_api-reference/search-apis/search.md
@@ -22,8 +22,14 @@ GET /_search
 
 POST /{index}/_search
 POST /_search
+
+QUERY /{index}/_search
+QUERY /_search
 ```
 
+The QUERY method is supported as of OpenSearch 2.17 (RFC 10008 compliance). The QUERY method is safe, idempotent, and cacheable, making it suitable for search requests that carry a request body.
+{: .label .label-blue }
+
 ## Query parameters
 
 All parameters are optional.