# Filter a field

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filter-a-field/292549
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [December 21, 2021, 10:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filter-a-field/292549 "2021-12-21T10:33:34Z")
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### Author: ![scar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/scar/32/97759_2.png) [@scar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/scar)
#### Post date: [December 21, 2021, 10:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filter-a-field/292549/1 "2021-12-21T10:33:34Z")

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I want to filter a field, for example filter an array field by only returning the values I want. i try it using the source filter but don't do what i expected

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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: [December 21, 2021, 11:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filter-a-field/292549/2 "2021-12-21T23:59:17Z")

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Please share more information. What are you doing exactly? Why does it not work for you?

Examples help.

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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: [January 18, 2022, 11:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filter-a-field/292549/3 "2022-01-18T23:59:56Z")

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