diff --git a/lib/tirexs/query.ex b/lib/tirexs/query.ex
index adc6094..839239b 100644
--- a/lib/tirexs/query.ex
+++ b/lib/tirexs/query.ex
@@ -419,6 +419,7 @@ defmodule Tirexs.Query do
       "#{definition[:index]}"
     end
 
+    IO.write :stderr, "warning: `/_search` is deprecated, please use `Tirexs.Resources.APIs._search/2` instead\n" <> Exception.format_stacktrace
     { url, json } = { "#{url}/_search" <> to_param(opts, ""), to_resource_json(definition) }
     case Tirexs.ElasticSearch.post(url, json, settings) do
       {:ok, _, result} ->
diff --git a/lib/tirexs/resources/apis.ex b/lib/tirexs/resources/apis.ex
index 8ff6573..e9f88e5 100644
--- a/lib/tirexs/resources/apis.ex
+++ b/lib/tirexs/resources/apis.ex
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ defmodule Tirexs.Resources.APIs do
   defdelegate [ _validate_query(), _validate_query(a), _validate_query(a,b), _validate_query(a,b,c) ], to: Search
   defdelegate [ _count(), _count(a), _count(a,b), _count(a,b,c) ], to: Search
   defdelegate [ _search_exists(), _search_exists(a), _search_exists(a,b), _search_exists(a,b,c) ], to: Search
+  defdelegate [ _search(), _search(a), _search(a,b), _search(a,b,c) ], to: Search
 
 
   alias Tirexs.Resources.Indices
diff --git a/lib/tirexs/resources/search.ex b/lib/tirexs/resources/search.ex
index 32ab2dc..132da59 100644
--- a/lib/tirexs/resources/search.ex
+++ b/lib/tirexs/resources/search.ex
@@ -51,4 +51,13 @@ defmodule Tirexs.Resources.Search do
   def _search_exists({a}), do: __c(urn([@r[:action], {a}]), @r)
   def _search_exists(a), do: __c(urn([a, @r[:action]]), @r)
   def _search_exists(), do: __c(urn([@r[:action]]), @r)
+
+  @doc false
+  @r [action: "/_search", bump: :post, bump!: :post!]
+  def _search(a, b, c), do: __c(urn([a, b, @r[:action], c]), @r)
+  def _search(a, {b}), do: __c(urn([a, @r[:action], {b}]), @r)
+  def _search(a, b), do: __c(urn([a, b, @r[:action]]), @r)
+  def _search({a}), do: __c(urn([@r[:action], {a}]), @r)
+  def _search(a), do: __c(urn([a, @r[:action]]), @r)
+  def _search(), do: __c(urn([@r[:action]]), @r)
 end
diff --git a/test/acceptances/resources/search_test.exs b/test/acceptances/resources/search_test.exs
index bc01c36..d9c014e 100644
--- a/test/acceptances/resources/search_test.exs
+++ b/test/acceptances/resources/search_test.exs
@@ -76,4 +76,11 @@ defmodule Acceptances.Resources.SearchTest do
     { :ok, 200, r } = Resources.bump(search)._search_exists("bear_test", "my_type")
     assert r[:exists]
   end
+
+  test "_search/2" do
+    { :ok, 201, _ } = HTTP.put("/bear_test/my_type/2?refresh=true", [user: "zatvobor"])
+    search          = [query: [ term: [ user: "zatvobor" ] ]]
+    { :ok, 200, r } = Resources.bump(search)._search("bear_test", "my_type")
+    assert r[:hits][:total] == 1
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/tirexs/resources/search_test.exs b/test/tirexs/resources/search_test.exs
index 2fe4173..01ee1a4 100644
--- a/test/tirexs/resources/search_test.exs
+++ b/test/tirexs/resources/search_test.exs
@@ -103,4 +103,39 @@ defmodule Tirexs.Resources.SearchTest do
     actual = Search._search_exists("twitter", "tweet", { [q: "user:kimchy"] })
     assert actual == "twitter/tweet/_search/exists?q=user%3Akimchy"
   end
+
+  test ~S| functions like a '_search({ [q: "tag:wow"] })' | do
+    actual = Search._search({ [q: "tag:wow"] })
+    assert actual == "_search?q=tag%3Awow"
+  end
+
+  test ~S| functions like a '_search("twitter")' | do
+    actual = Search._search("twitter")
+    assert actual == "twitter/_search"
+  end
+
+  test ~S| functions like a '_search("twitter", "tweet")' | do
+    actual = Search._search("twitter", "tweet")
+    assert actual == "twitter/tweet/_search"
+  end
+
+  test ~S| functions like a '_search("twitter", ["tweet","user"])' | do
+    actual = Search._search("twitter", ["tweet","user"])
+    assert actual == "twitter/tweet,user/_search"
+  end
+
+  test ~S| functions like a '_search("twitter", ["tweet","user"], { [q: "user:kimchy"] })' | do
+    actual = Search._search("twitter", ["tweet","user"], { [q: "user:kimchy"] })
+    assert actual == "twitter/tweet,user/_search?q=user%3Akimchy"
+  end
+
+  test ~S| functions like a '_search("twitter/tweet", { [q: "user:kimchy"] })' | do
+    actual = Search._search("twitter/tweet", { [q: "user:kimchy"] })
+    assert actual == "twitter/tweet/_search?q=user%3Akimchy"
+  end
+
+  test ~S| functions like a '_search("twitter", "tweet", { [q: "user:kimchy"] })' | do
+    actual = Search._search("twitter", "tweet", { [q: "user:kimchy"] })
+    assert actual == "twitter/tweet/_search?q=user%3Akimchy"
+  end
 end