# Constructing Queries

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/constructing-queries/176460>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [April 11, 2019, 4:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/constructing-queries/176460 "2019-04-11T16:57:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Elk\_huh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d26b3c/32.png) [@Elk\_huh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Elk_huh)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2019, 4:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/constructing-queries/176460/1 "2019-04-11T16:57:46Z")

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Am i constructing this query correctly? I am getting an error when i return results but if i take out the filter it works fine.

```
GET indices*/_search
{
"sort": [
    {
      "@timestamp": {
        "order": "desc"
      }
    }
  ],
  "query": {
     "bool": {
      "must": [
        {
          "match_all": {}
        }
      ],
      "filter": [
        {
          "exists": {
            "field": "event_data.TargetUserName"
          }
        },
        {
          "exists": {
            "field": "event_data.ServiceName"
          }
        },
        {
          "match": {
            "event_id": "4,769"
          }
        }
      ]
    }
 
}
  
}
```

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**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:** [April 11, 2019, 6:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/constructing-queries/176460/2 "2019-04-11T18:57:26Z")

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It looks good. What is the error?

Could you provide a full recreation script as described in [About the Elasticsearch category](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/about-the-elasticsearch-category/21). It will help to better understand what you are doing. Please, try to keep the example as simple as possible.

A full reproduction script will help readers to understand, reproduce and if needed fix your problem. It will also most likely help to get a faster answer.

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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:** [May 9, 2019, 6:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/constructing-queries/176460/3 "2019-05-09T18:57:29Z")

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