# Error: \[parsing\_exception\] \[constant\_score\] query does not support \[query\]

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-parsing-exception-constant-score-query-does-not-support-query/168601>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [February 15, 2019, 2:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-parsing-exception-constant-score-query-does-not-support-query/168601 "2019-02-15T14:08:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![codeashish247](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@codeashish247](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/codeashish247)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2019, 2:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-parsing-exception-constant-score-query-does-not-support-query/168601/1 "2019-02-15T14:08:25Z")

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```
client.search({
    index: ['index1','index2'],
    body: {
        from: 0, size: 20,
        query: {
            "constant_score": {
                boost: 1.0,
                "query": {
                    query_string: {
                        query: str,
                        fields: ['field_1']
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    },
});
```

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**Author:** ![ggsbv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d78d45/32.png) [@ggsbv](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ggsbv)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2019, 5:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-parsing-exception-constant-score-query-does-not-support-query/168601/2 "2019-02-27T17:36:58Z")

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We are upgrading from Elasticsearch 5.6.x -\> 6.6.1 and we are having the same issue as you are.

Would appreciate it if anyone chimed in.

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**Author:** ![ggsbv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d78d45/32.png) [@ggsbv](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ggsbv)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2019, 11:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-parsing-exception-constant-score-query-does-not-support-query/168601/3 "2019-02-28T11:12:28Z")

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I found an answer here: [https://stackoverflow.com/a/54711928/11130125](https://stackoverflow.com/a/54711928/11130125). Looks promising.

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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:** [March 28, 2019, 11:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-parsing-exception-constant-score-query-does-not-support-query/168601/4 "2019-03-28T11:12:28Z")

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