diff --git a/elx-api/src/main/java/org/xbib/elx/api/SearchDocument.java b/elx-api/src/main/java/org/xbib/elx/api/SearchDocument.java
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+++ b/elx-api/src/main/java/org/xbib/elx/api/SearchDocument.java
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package org.xbib.elx.api;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+
+public interface SearchDocument {
+
+    String getIndex();
+
+    String getId();
+
+    float getScore();
+
+    Map<String, Object> getFields();
+}
diff --git a/elx-api/src/main/java/org/xbib/elx/api/SearchResult.java b/elx-api/src/main/java/org/xbib/elx/api/SearchResult.java
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+++ b/elx-api/src/main/java/org/xbib/elx/api/SearchResult.java
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+package org.xbib.elx.api;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+public interface SearchResult {
+
+    long getTotal();
+
+    List<SearchDocument> getDocuments();
+}
diff --git a/elx-common/src/main/java/org/xbib/elx/common/DefaultSearchDocument.java b/elx-common/src/main/java/org/xbib/elx/common/DefaultSearchDocument.java
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+package org.xbib.elx.common;
+
+import org.elasticsearch.search.SearchHit;
+import org.xbib.elx.api.SearchDocument;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+
+public class DefaultSearchDocument implements SearchDocument {
+
+    private final SearchHit searchHit;
+
+    public DefaultSearchDocument(SearchHit searchHit) {
+        this.searchHit = searchHit;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getIndex() {
+        return searchHit.getIndex();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getId() {
+        return searchHit.getId();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public float getScore() {
+        return searchHit.getScore();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Map<String, Object> getFields() {
+        return searchHit.sourceAsMap();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/elx-common/src/main/java/org/xbib/elx/common/DefaultSearchResult.java b/elx-common/src/main/java/org/xbib/elx/common/DefaultSearchResult.java
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+++ b/elx-common/src/main/java/org/xbib/elx/common/DefaultSearchResult.java
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+package org.xbib.elx.common;
+
+import org.elasticsearch.search.SearchHit;
+import org.elasticsearch.search.SearchHits;
+import org.xbib.elx.api.SearchDocument;
+import org.xbib.elx.api.SearchResult;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class DefaultSearchResult implements SearchResult {
+
+    private final SearchHits searchHits;
+
+    public DefaultSearchResult(SearchHits searchHits) {
+        this.searchHits = searchHits;
+    }
+    @Override
+    public long getTotal() {
+        return searchHits.getTotalHits();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public List<SearchDocument> getDocuments() {
+        List<SearchDocument> list = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (SearchHit searchHit : searchHits.getHits()) {
+            list.add(new DefaultSearchDocument(searchHit));
+        }
+        return list;
+    }
+}