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[[xpack-profiler]]
= Profiling queries and aggregations

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{es} has a powerful {ref}/search-profile.html[Profile API] which can be used to inspect and analyze
your search queries. The response returns a large JSON blob, which can be
difficult to analyze manually.

The {searchprofiler} tool can transform this JSON output
into a visualization that is easy to navigate, allowing you to diagnose and debug
poorly performing queries much faster.

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image::dev-tools/searchprofiler/images/overview.png["{searchprofiler} Visualization"]

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