# Can i get count(distinct user\_id) value after group by date hiving min(date)\>1539878295000?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-get-count-distinct-user-id-value-after-group-by-date-hiving-min-date-1539878295000/162299>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [December 28, 2018, 5:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-get-count-distinct-user-id-value-after-group-by-date-hiving-min-date-1539878295000/162299 "2018-12-28T05:05:36Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 28, 2018, 5:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-get-count-distinct-user-id-value-after-group-by-date-hiving-min-date-1539878295000/162299/1 "2018-12-28T05:05:36Z")

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SQL as follow:  
select count(distinct date) from  
(  
select min(date) from table\_name  
group by user\_id  
having min(date) \>1539878295000  
)a

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**Author:** ![Andrei\_Stefan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/andrei_stefan/32/47533_2.png) [@Andrei\_Stefan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Andrei_Stefan)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2018, 10:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-get-count-distinct-user-id-value-after-group-by-date-hiving-min-date-1539878295000/162299/2 "2018-12-28T10:18:12Z")

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If you refer to Elasticsearch SQL here, then no, this type of sub-select is not supported. Only the simple `SELECT * FROM (SELECT * FROM ....)` types of queries are supported. More complex queries involving `HAVING` or `GROUP BY` are, in general, not supported with sub-selects.

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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:** [January 25, 2019, 10:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-get-count-distinct-user-id-value-after-group-by-date-hiving-min-date-1539878295000/162299/3 "2019-01-25T10:18:13Z")

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Closed on January 25, 2019, 10:18am UTC

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