# Elasticsearch query by the same body at the same time ,but total is different

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-query-by-the-same-body-at-the-same-time-but-total-is-different/40106>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [January 26, 2016, 9:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-query-by-the-same-body-at-the-same-time-but-total-is-different/40106 "2016-01-26T09:40:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![whybangbang](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/whybangbang/32/7116_2.png) [@whybangbang](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/whybangbang)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2016, 9:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-query-by-the-same-body-at-the-same-time-but-total-is-different/40106/1 "2016-01-26T09:40:33Z")

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i can't believe what i saw,but it happend, our elasticsearch version 1.5.2,i'm updating source and adding a field by python code,and observe the run , the total change a lot , sometime is 1888282 sometime is 2095010 and sometime is 1932892  
{  
"filter": {  
"exists": {  
"field": "why"  
}  
}  
}

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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:** [July 5, 2017, 11:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-query-by-the-same-body-at-the-same-time-but-total-is-different/40106/2 "2017-07-05T23:21:39Z")

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