# Fields selection in querystring search

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fields-selection-in-querystring-search/169182>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [February 20, 2019, 10:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fields-selection-in-querystring-search/169182 "2019-02-20T10:34:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![srikanthkadem](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/srikanthkadem/32/40018_2.png) [@srikanthkadem](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/srikanthkadem)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2019, 10:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fields-selection-in-querystring-search/169182/1 "2019-02-20T10:34:20Z")

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Hi ,  
Can someone help me to write query for following scenario.  
I have 10 fields in index, I want to exclude 2 fields while searching . I tried with Source (with include & exclude) but it is excluding in returned data as well( i need all 10 in return data). When I tried to use fields , I am getting error ..  
Please help me.

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**Author:** ![johnrabi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/johnrabi/32/67223_2.png) [@johnrabi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/johnrabi)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2019, 10:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fields-selection-in-querystring-search/169182/2 "2019-02-20T10:48:13Z")

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hi @srikanthkadem ,

can you send me your tried query , you need to get the all the data in index or exclude two fields  
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**Author:** ![srikanthkadem](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/srikanthkadem/32/40018_2.png) [@srikanthkadem](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/srikanthkadem)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2019, 2:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fields-selection-in-querystring-search/169182/4 "2019-02-20T14:09:26Z")

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yeah basically I need all the data .but search should be excluded in those 2 fields (this is just an example though)..  
Note: I am writing nest queries , will post once I am able to convert them to plain ES queries.

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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 20, 2019, 2:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fields-selection-in-querystring-search/169182/5 "2019-03-20T14:09:30Z")

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