# Byte fields being represented in quotation marks
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/byte-fields-being-represented-in-quotation-marks/132783
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [May 22, 2018, 10:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/byte-fields-being-represented-in-quotation-marks/132783 "2018-05-22T10:38:51Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@siddharth\_jain](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/siddharth_jain)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2018, 10:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/byte-fields-being-represented-in-quotation-marks/132783/1 "2018-05-22T10:38:51Z")
I am using a mapping on my index where some of the fields are "byte".
> "m\_Ad\_Impression\_Preroll": {
> "type": "byte"
> },
When I'm using the Search API to get documents, I am obtaining the value of the filed in quotation marks.
> "m\_Videogram\_Play": "1",
This is happening only with some of the fields which are "byte".
The m\_ec\_unique\_count field is giving expected results.
> "m\_ec\_unique\_count": {
> "type": "byte"
> },
> "m\_ec\_unique\_count": 1,
Why is this happening?
P.S. I can only show snippets of the code.
---
### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2018, 10:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/byte-fields-being-represented-in-quotation-marks/132783/2 "2018-06-19T10:39:13Z")
This topic was automatically closed 28 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.