# Build Query based on Json using Java client

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/build-query-based-on-json-using-java-client/2597>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [June 12, 2015, 7:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/build-query-based-on-json-using-java-client/2597 "2015-06-12T19:17:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![javadevmtl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/javadevmtl/32/45613_2.png) [@javadevmtl](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/javadevmtl)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2015, 7:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/build-query-based-on-json-using-java-client/2597/1 "2015-06-12T19:17:35Z")

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I have some written Json queries and I would like to execute them using the Java client.

The below requires me to break the json in individual parts and pass it in as arguments.

client.prepareSearch(index).setTypes(type).setSearchType(SearchType.DEFAULT).setQuery(query).addSort("myfield", SortOrder.ASC).setScroll(new TimeValue(60000)).setSize(10000).execute().actionGet()

for Instance setQuery() only takes the query portion, then addSort fields 1 by 1, same for fields.

Can we simply read a Json document from file into a String and pass the whole thing through.

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**Author:** ![Jason\_Wee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ea924/32.png) [@Jason\_Wee](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Jason_Wee)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2015, 12:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/build-query-based-on-json-using-java-client/2597/2 "2015-06-14T00:43:08Z")

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you can use wrapperQuery [https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/blob/master/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/search/query/SearchQueryTests.java#L834-L847](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/blob/master/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/search/query/SearchQueryTests.java#L834-L847)

hth

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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, 12:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/build-query-based-on-json-using-java-client/2597/3 "2017-07-06T00:07:41Z")

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