# Don't Return Similar Documents from a Query **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [October 15, 2014, 4:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dont-return-similar-documents-from-a-query/20268 "2014-10-15T16:02:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Adam\_Toy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e9a140/32.png) [@Adam\_Toy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Adam_Toy)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2014, 4:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dont-return-similar-documents-from-a-query/20268/1 "2014-10-15T16:02:40Z")
Hi all, Is there a way to remove highly similar, but slightly different documents from a query result before it is returned? And if so, can you set the threshold for which it judges the similarity? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/4a16a5c7-09ac-4948-990b-40331abf854b%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/4a16a5c7-09ac-4948-990b-40331abf854b%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 12:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dont-return-similar-documents-from-a-query/20268/2 "2017-07-06T00:56:01Z")