# CIRCLE geo\_shape query not supported in ES7.4.2

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/circle-geo-shape-query-not-supported-in-es7-4-2/208404>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [November 18, 2019, 11:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/circle-geo-shape-query-not-supported-in-es7-4-2/208404 "2019-11-18T23:55:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![UglyBarnacle](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/uglybarnacle/32/47961_2.png) [@UglyBarnacle](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/UglyBarnacle)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2019, 11:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/circle-geo-shape-query-not-supported-in-es7-4-2/208404/1 "2019-11-18T23:55:43Z")

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Hello,

we currently want to move from ES6.8.1 to 7.4.2. so far everything went fine but one application querying on geolocations fails with an error currently on our test system

```auto
unsupported_operation_exception: CIRCLE geometry is not supported

```

we know the mapping was deprecated in 6.6, but according to the official documentation it is still supported. our mapping bit:

```auto
{
    "mappings": {
        "properties": {
            "location": {
                "type": "geo_shape",
                "tree": "geohash",
                "strategy": "recursive"
            }
        }
    }
}

```

we did reindex the data, still no change, the exception remains. this mapping and the circle query worked fine on version 6.8.1.

I was checking through the notes about breaking changes, but unless the deprecation nothing else is mentioned.

Did we miss out on something?

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**Author:** ![Ignacio\_Vera](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ignacio_vera/32/36674_2.png) [@Ignacio\_Vera](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ignacio_Vera)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2019, 11:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/circle-geo-shape-query-not-supported-in-es7-4-2/208404/2 "2019-11-19T11:26:44Z")

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Hi @UglyBarnacle,

Thanks for reporting, I can confirm that it is a bug.I have just opened:

> <https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/49296>
>
> We currently do not support circle queries for geo\_shape fields using BKD\_backed geo\_shape but it should be possible to do it...

This bug was introduced on 7.4 series so you this should not happen in 7.3.

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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:** [December 17, 2019, 11:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/circle-geo-shape-query-not-supported-in-es7-4-2/208404/3 "2019-12-17T11:29:42Z")

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