# Filter with exists and value: null

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filter-with-exists-and-value-null/272990>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [May 14, 2021, 8:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filter-with-exists-and-value-null/272990 "2021-05-14T08:05:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Mik\_a](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mik_a/32/78256_2.png) [@Mik\_a](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mik_a)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2021, 8:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filter-with-exists-and-value-null/272990/1 "2021-05-14T08:05:03Z")

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I am trying to make a filter in Lens  
field: exists does not take in count fields that have value null

ie. I am trying to only check for the key  
How can I achieve this?

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**Author:** ![Marius\_Dragomir](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/marius_dragomir/32/42087_2.png) [@Marius\_Dragomir](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Marius_Dragomir)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2021, 9:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filter-with-exists-and-value-null/272990/2 "2021-05-14T09:11:46Z")

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I think that's pretty much how fields work in Elasticsearch, based on this issue: [Exists filter on scripted fields not working · Issue #61599 · elastic/kibana · GitHub](https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/61599)  
Feel free to open another issue, since this wouldn't be covered by the one above, but I see it as a pretty big/risky change so I wouldn't hold my hopes up for a very quick fix.

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**Author:** ![Mik\_a](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mik_a/32/78256_2.png) [@Mik\_a](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mik_a)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2021, 9:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filter-with-exists-and-value-null/272990/3 "2021-05-14T09:46:05Z")

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ok thanks. I look for work arounds

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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:** [June 11, 2021, 9:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filter-with-exists-and-value-null/272990/4 "2021-06-11T09:46:20Z")

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