diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b4f8e1207..b1ec1aeb6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Inspired from [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 ## [Unreleased]
 
 ### Added
+- Adds the `Routing` field in SearchHit interface. ([#516](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-go/pull/516))
 
 ### Changed
 
diff --git a/opensearchapi/api_search.go b/opensearchapi/api_search.go
index c4551dbea..a378562f9 100644
--- a/opensearchapi/api_search.go
+++ b/opensearchapi/api_search.go
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ func (r SearchResp) Inspect() Inspect {
 type SearchHit struct {
 	Index       string                  `json:"_index"`
 	ID          string                  `json:"_id"`
+	Routing     string                  `json:"_routing"`
 	Score       float32                 `json:"_score"`
 	Source      json.RawMessage         `json:"_source"`
 	Fields      json.RawMessage         `json:"fields"`
diff --git a/opensearchapi/api_search_test.go b/opensearchapi/api_search_test.go
index 75c4dbe00..6cda9babc 100644
--- a/opensearchapi/api_search_test.go
+++ b/opensearchapi/api_search_test.go
@@ -30,9 +30,10 @@ func TestSearch(t *testing.T) {
 	_, err = client.Index(
 		nil,
 		opensearchapi.IndexReq{
-			Index:  index,
-			Body:   strings.NewReader(`{"foo": "bar"}`),
-			Params: opensearchapi.IndexParams{Refresh: "true"},
+			DocumentID: "foo",
+			Index:      index,
+			Body:       strings.NewReader(`{"foo": "bar"}`),
+			Params:     opensearchapi.IndexParams{Refresh: "true", Routing: "foo"},
 		},
 	)
 	require.Nil(t, err)
@@ -109,4 +110,22 @@ func TestSearch(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NotNil(t, httpReq)
 		assert.Equal(t, fmt.Sprintf("/%s/_search", index), httpReq.URL.Path)
 	})
+	t.Run("request to retrieve response with routing key", func(t *testing.T) {
+		resp, err := client.Search(nil, &opensearchapi.SearchReq{Indices: []string{index}, Body: strings.NewReader(`{
+		  "query": {
+			"match": {
+			  "foo": "bar"
+			}
+		  },
+		  "fields": [
+			"foo"
+		  ],
+		  "_source": false
+		}`)})
+		require.Nil(t, err)
+		assert.NotEmpty(t, resp.Hits.Hits)
+		assert.NotEmpty(t, resp.Hits.Hits[0].Fields)
+		assert.NotEmpty(t, resp.Hits.Hits[0].Routing)
+		assert.Equal(t, "foo", resp.Hits.Hits[0].Routing)
+	})
 }