# A Question About collect\_payloads

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/a-question-about-collect-payloads/6051>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [December 2, 2011, 1:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/a-question-about-collect-payloads/6051 "2011-12-02T13:50:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Kenneth\_Loafman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kenneth_loafman/32/2224_2.png) [@Kenneth\_Loafman](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Kenneth_Loafman)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 1:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/a-question-about-collect-payloads/6051/1 "2011-12-02T13:50:07Z")

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Hi,

I'm needing to use the span queries, but one option is not explained, what  
does collect\_payloads do?

I've looked on Google, but nothing explains the option.

...Thanks,  
...Ken

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**Author:** ![Roy\_E](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/roy_e/32/2271_2.png) [@Roy\_E](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Roy_E)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2013, 8:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/a-question-about-collect-payloads/6051/2 "2013-06-18T08:36:37Z")

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Yeah exactly. What the heck is "collect\_payloads" guyz?

On Friday, December 2, 2011 3:50:07 PM UTC+2, Kenneth Loafman wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I'm needing to use the span queries, but one option is not explained, what  
> does collect\_payloads do?
> 
> I've looked on Google, but nothing explains the option.
> 
> ...Thanks,  
> ...Ken

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 2:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/a-question-about-collect-payloads/6051/3 "2017-07-06T02:30:39Z")

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Closed on July 6, 2017, 2:30am UTC