# Filter by script

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filter-by-script/193917>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [August 6, 2019, 4:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filter-by-script/193917 "2019-08-06T04:42:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![sinhnguyen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@sinhnguyen](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sinhnguyen)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2019, 4:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filter-by-script/193917/1 "2019-08-06T04:42:45Z")

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I would like to get records had updatedAt value at least 6 months ago from now.

> filter: {  
> script: {  
> // 186 \* 24 \* 60 \* 60 \* 1000 = 16070400000 (186 days ago ~ 6 months)  
> script: "doc['latestScrape'].value \<= (new Date().getTime() - 16070400000")  
> }  
> }

I'm not sure my script is correct. Need someone help!

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**Author:** ![spinscale](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/spinscale/32/25011_2.png) [@spinscale](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/spinscale)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2019, 8:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filter-by-script/193917/2 "2019-08-06T08:42:43Z")

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While a script is a possibility here, why can't you use a regular [range](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.3/query-dsl-range-query.html) as it will be **MUCH** faster than any script query.

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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:** [September 3, 2019, 8:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filter-by-script/193917/3 "2019-09-03T08:42:45Z")

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Closed on September 3, 2019, 8:42am UTC

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