# Can we run bool query in constant\_score

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-run-bool-query-in-constant-score/341040>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** eql-elastic-query-language\
**Created:** [August 17, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-run-bool-query-in-constant-score/341040 "2023-08-17T17:50:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![kannan\_raj](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kannan_raj/32/63201_2.png) [@kannan\_raj](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kannan_raj)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-run-bool-query-in-constant-score/341040/1 "2023-08-17T17:50:06Z")

</div>

can we run bool query in constant\_score

sample query

```auto
{
  "query": {
    "constant_score": {
      "filter": {
        "bool": {
          "must": [
            {
              "term": {
                "account_id": {
                  "value": "value",
                  "boost": 1.0
                }
              }
            },
            {
              "term": {
                "request_id": {
                  "value": "value",
                  "boost": 1.0
                }
              }
            },
            {
              "term": {
                "ghost_ip": {
                  "value": "value",
                  "boost": 1.0
                }
              }
            }
          ],
          "adjust_pure_negative": true,
          "boost": 1.0
        }
      },
      "boost": 1.0
    }
  }
}

```

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2023, 6:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-run-bool-query-in-constant-score/341040/2 "2023-08-17T18:04:24Z")

</div>

Yes. Why not. But instead I'd use the filter clause instead of must and I'd remove the constant score.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2023, 6:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-run-bool-query-in-constant-score/341040/3 "2023-09-14T18:04:36Z")

</div>

This topic was automatically closed 28 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.