# Definition for "skipped" in "\_shards" as query result

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/definition-for-skipped-in-shards-as-query-result/159841>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [December 7, 2018, 5:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/definition-for-skipped-in-shards-as-query-result/159841 "2018-12-07T05:05:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![junkoshimane](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/junkoshimane/32/36594_2.png) [@junkoshimane](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/junkoshimane)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2018, 5:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/definition-for-skipped-in-shards-as-query-result/159841/1 "2018-12-07T05:05:12Z")

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Hi all,

Regarding "skipped" in "\_shards" as query result, it is defined nowhere even in the following URL.  
[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/\_the\_search\_api.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/_the_search_api.html)

```auto
{
  "took" : 5,
  "timed_out" : false,
  "_shards" : {
    "total" : 5,
    "successful" : 5,
    "skipped" : 0, <============== Definition ?????
    "failed" : 0
  },

```

I found the similar topic in this discuss site but nobody comments.  
[https://discuss.elastic.co/t/understanding-skipped-shards/141428](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/understanding-skipped-shards/141428)

Definitely, we don't know in which case "skipped" is counted.

Only if the follwing case is applicable, is it counted?  
 Are shards skipped when a range query does not create hits  
[https://discuss.elastic.co/t/are-shards-skipped-when-a-range-query-does-not-create-hits/120239/](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/are-shards-skipped-when-a-range-query-does-not-create-hits/120239/)

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**Author:** ![MaJaHa95](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/majaha95/32/26121_2.png) [@MaJaHa95](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/MaJaHa95)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2018, 6:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/definition-for-skipped-in-shards-as-query-result/159841/2 "2018-12-07T06:29:24Z")

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I am, indeed, still curious about this as well! 🙂

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**Author:** ![junkoshimane](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/junkoshimane/32/36594_2.png) [@junkoshimane](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/junkoshimane)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2018, 1:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/definition-for-skipped-in-shards-as-query-result/159841/3 "2018-12-13T01:54:59Z")

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none ???

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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 10, 2019, 1:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/definition-for-skipped-in-shards-as-query-result/159841/4 "2019-01-10T01:55:00Z")

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