# Elastic\_sql

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-sql/94734>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [July 27, 2017, 4:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-sql/94734 "2017-07-27T04:25:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![rapolu\_vinod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9e8a1a/32.png) [@rapolu\_vinod](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rapolu_vinod)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2017, 4:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-sql/94734/1 "2017-07-27T04:25:18Z")

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Hi,

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        I want to get the distinct values using elastic-sql.

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How can I get that.

**select distinct column\_name from tablename**

this query giving total data of that column,but i need distinct values.

thanks in advance

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2017, 9:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-sql/94734/2 "2017-07-27T09:21:08Z")

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Which SQL are you talking about here?

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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:** [August 24, 2017, 9:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-sql/94734/3 "2017-08-24T09:21:18Z")

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