diff --git a/Lib/elasticsearch/__init__.py b/Lib/elasticsearch/__init__.py
index 68749b7..fb7feab 100644
--- a/Lib/elasticsearch/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/elasticsearch/__init__.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 from .utils import make_url
 from .utils import make_path
 from .utils import show_result_json
+from .utils import serialize_body
 
 
 class Elasticsearch(object):
@@ -22,9 +23,7 @@ def __init__(self, base_url='http://localhost:9200/', headers=None):
 
     def request(self, method, path, body=None, params=None):
         url = make_url(self.base_url, path, params)
-
-        if body is not None:
-            body = body.encode('utf-8')
+        body = serialize_body(body)
 
         try:
             response = requests.request(
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ def info(self, params=None, command=None):
     def create(self, index, doc_type, body, id=None, params=None, command=None):
         params = params or {}
         params['op_type'] = 'create'
-        return self.index(command, index, doc_type, body, id, params=params)
+        return self.index(index, doc_type, body, id, params=params, command=command)
 
     def index(self, index, doc_type, body, id=None, params=None, command=None):
         method = 'POST' if id is not None else 'PUT'
diff --git a/Lib/elasticsearch/utils.py b/Lib/elasticsearch/utils.py
index cfc5792..b8081ed 100644
--- a/Lib/elasticsearch/utils.py
+++ b/Lib/elasticsearch/utils.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 SKIP_PATH = (None, '', b'', [], ())
 
+string_types = str, bytes
+
 
 def make_path(*parts):
     return '/'.join([p for p in parts if p not in SKIP_PATH])
@@ -18,6 +20,16 @@ def make_url(base_url, path, params={}):
     return url
 
 
+def serialize_body(body):
+    if isinstance(body, string_types):
+        return body.encode('utf-8')
+
+    if body is None:
+        return None
+
+    return json.dumps(body, ensure_ascii=False)
+
+
 def bulk_body(body):
     if not body.endswith('\n'):
         body += '\n'
diff --git a/base.py b/base.py
index 2b626b4..2bf2e3a 100644
--- a/base.py
+++ b/base.py
@@ -150,6 +150,9 @@ def get_node_id(self, callback):
     def get_document_id(self, callback):
         self.show_input_panel('Document Id: ', '1', callback)
 
+    def get_document_ids(self, callback):
+        self.show_input_panel('Comma-separated list of ids: ', '', callback)
+
     def get_query(self, callback):
         self.show_input_panel('Query: ', '*', callback)
 
diff --git a/docs.py b/docs.py
index 54b8995..13c6da5 100644
--- a/docs.py
+++ b/docs.py
@@ -45,8 +45,10 @@ def run(self):
         self.get_document_id(self.on_done)
 
     def on_done(self, id):
-        es = self.ESClient()
+        if not id:
+            return
 
+        es = self.ESClient()
         self.request(es.get, self.index, self.doc_type, id)
 
 
@@ -57,8 +59,10 @@ def run(self):
         self.get_document_id(self.on_done)
 
     def on_done(self, id):
-        es = self.ESClient()
+        if not id:
+            return
 
+        es = self.ESClient()
         self.request(es.get_source, self.index, self.doc_type, id)
 
 
@@ -66,9 +70,16 @@ class GetMultipleDocumentsCommand(ElasticsearchCommand):
     result_window_title = "Multi Get Doducments"
 
     def run(self):
-        es = self.ESClient()
-        body = self.selection()
+        self.get_document_ids(self.on_done)
 
+    def on_done(self, ids):
+        if not ids:
+            return
+
+        ids = [id.strip() for id in ids.split(',') if id.strip()]
+
+        es = self.ESClient()
+        body = dict(ids=ids)
         self.request(es.mget, body, self.index, self.doc_type)
 
 
@@ -79,9 +90,11 @@ def run(self):
         self.get_document_id(self.on_done)
 
     def on_done(self, id):
+        if not id:
+            return
+
         es = self.ESClient()
         body = self.selection()
-
         self.request(es.update, self.index, self.doc_type, id, body=body)
 
 
@@ -92,7 +105,7 @@ def run(self):
         self.get_document_id(self.on_done)
 
     def on_done(self, id):
-        if id is None:
+        if not id:
             return
 
         if not delete_ok_cancel_dialog(id):
@@ -106,7 +119,7 @@ class DeletePercolaterCommand(DeleteDocumentCommand):
     result_window_title = "Delete Percolator"
 
     def on_done(self, id):
-        if id is None:
+        if not id:
             return
 
         if not delete_ok_cancel_dialog(id):
@@ -147,7 +160,7 @@ def run(self):
         self.get_document_id(self.on_done)
 
     def on_done(self, id):
-        if id is None:
+        if not id:
             return
 
         es = self.ESClient()
@@ -162,4 +175,3 @@ def run(self):
         es = self.ESClient()
         body = self.selection()
         self.request(es.mtermvectors, self.index, self.doc_type, body=body)
-