# Can someone tell me what's wrong with this query

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-someone-tell-me-whats-wrong-with-this-query/69700>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [December 21, 2016, 7:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-someone-tell-me-whats-wrong-with-this-query/69700 "2016-12-21T19:12:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![dkarnecki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@dkarnecki](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dkarnecki)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 7:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-someone-tell-me-whats-wrong-with-this-query/69700/1 "2016-12-21T19:12:38Z")

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Hi,

I'm trying to run the following query through Chrome Sense.

```auto
GET _search
{
  "query": {
    "constant_score": {
      "filter": {
        "bool": {
          "must": [
            {
              "term": {
                "city": "CHANTILLY"
              }
            }
          ],
          "must_not": {
            "term": {
              "isportauthority": "Y"
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
} 

```

It gives me the following error:

```auto
{
   "statusCode": 400,
   "error": "Bad Request",
   "message": "child \"uri\" fails because [\"uri\" must be a valid uri]",
   "validation": {
      "source": "query",
      "keys": [
         "uri"
      ]
   }
}

```

I copied the query format directly from the "...definitive guide" so I would get the syntax correct. I haven't a clue. Help!

Thanks,  
Dave K

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**Author:** ![nik9000](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nik9000/32/44947_2.png) [@nik9000](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nik9000)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 8:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-someone-tell-me-whats-wrong-with-this-query/69700/2 "2016-12-21T20:42:42Z")

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Can you try switching from `GET` to `POST`? What system is giving you that error message? It looks kind of like an Elasticsearch error message but I don't recognize it.

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**Author:** ![dkarnecki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@dkarnecki](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dkarnecki)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2016, 2:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-someone-tell-me-whats-wrong-with-this-query/69700/3 "2016-12-22T14:49:59Z")

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I'm submitting the query with Chrome Sense. I want to GET data not POST it. Just tried a POST and got identical results.

Thanks  
Dave K

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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 19, 2017, 2:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-someone-tell-me-whats-wrong-with-this-query/69700/4 "2017-01-19T14:50:03Z")

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