# Elastic Search : how to search data before a particular date **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [February 21, 2013, 7:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search-how-to-search-data-before-a-particular-date/10847 "2013-02-21T19:40:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mohit\_Kumar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c89c15/32.png) [@mohit\_Kumar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mohit_Kumar)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 7:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search-how-to-search-data-before-a-particular-date/10847/1 "2013-02-21T19:40:27Z")
hello folks, Mohit Kumar Yadav -- 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). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![mohit\_Kumar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c89c15/32.png) [@mohit\_Kumar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mohit_Kumar)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 7:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search-how-to-search-data-before-a-particular-date/10847/2 "2013-02-21T19:44:54Z")
hello folks, how can we search and data before a given date. for example how can i retrieve data before 1 aug 2012. I used range query but failed to retrieve data. please help me. Mohit Kumar Yadav -- 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). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![Lukas\_Vlcek1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/lukas_vlcek1/32/819_2.png) [@Lukas\_Vlcek1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Lukas_Vlcek1)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 7:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search-how-to-search-data-before-a-particular-date/10847/3 "2013-02-21T19:47:49Z")
Hi, depending on particular use case range filter [1] might be a better option. Regards, Lukas [1] [Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/query-dsl/range-filter.html) On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 8:44 PM, Mohit Kumar Yadav \< [mohit.kumar.ngi@gmail.com](mailto:mohit.kumar.ngi@gmail.com)\> wrote: > hello folks, > how can we search and data before a given date. for > example how can i retrieve data before 1 aug 2012. > I used range query but failed to retrieve data. please help me. > > Mohit Kumar Yadav > > -- > 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). > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). -- 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). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**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, 2:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search-how-to-search-data-before-a-particular-date/10847/4 "2017-07-06T02:50:11Z")