# Get max(\_score) in function score query
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/get-max--score-in-function-score-query/16470
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [March 19, 2014, 3:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/get-max--score-in-function-score-query/16470 "2014-03-19T15:34:19Z")
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### Author:  [@Ian\_Neubert](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ian_Neubert)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2014, 3:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/get-max--score-in-function-score-query/16470/1 "2014-03-19T15:34:19Z")
Is it possible to get the maximum \_score from all search results inside the
function of a function score query?
For example: [https://gist.github.com/ianneub/6a165d3206ad83dfdbdf](https://gist.github.com/ianneub/6a165d3206ad83dfdbdf)
This is a simplistic example, but what I might do with the data is include
or not include certain computation in my\_computed\_score depending on the
max \_score.
Thanks!
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### Author:  [@spinscale](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/spinscale)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2014, 7:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/get-max--score-in-function-score-query/16470/2 "2014-03-31T07:02:38Z")
Hey,
will the max score\_mode help you here or did I misunderstand your question?
See
> **[Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale](https://www.elastic.co)**
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Or do you want to reuse that maximum score inside of a computation of the
function score? That wont work iirc...
--Alex
On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 4:34 PM, Ian Neubert [ian@ianneubert.com](mailto:ian@ianneubert.com) wrote:
> Is it possible to get the maximum \_score from all search results inside
> the function of a function score query?
>
> For example: [query.json · GitHub](https://gist.github.com/ianneub/6a165d3206ad83dfdbdf)
>
> This is a simplistic example, but what I might do with the data is include
> or not include certain computation in my\_computed\_score depending on the
> max \_score.
>
> Thanks!
>
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### Author:  [@Ian\_Neubert](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ian_Neubert)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2014, 2:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/get-max--score-in-function-score-query/16470/3 "2014-03-31T14:07:28Z")
Thank you for your reply Alex.
I'm actually trying to use the max score inside of the computation--the
MVEL script function--inside the function score query.
On Monday, March 31, 2014 12:02:38 AM UTC-7, Alexander Reelsen wrote:
> Hey,
>
> will the max score\_mode help you here or did I misunderstand your
> question? See
> [Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/query-dsl-function-score-query.html#_using_function_score)
>
> Or do you want to reuse that maximum score inside of a computation of the
> function score? That wont work iirc...
>
> --Alex
>
> On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 4:34 PM, Ian Neubert \<[i...@ianneubert.com](mailto:i...@ianneubert.com)\
>
> > wrote:
>
> > Is it possible to get the maximum \_score from all search results inside
> > the function of a function score query?
> >
> > For example: [query.json · GitHub](https://gist.github.com/ianneub/6a165d3206ad83dfdbdf)
> >
> > This is a simplistic example, but what I might do with the data is
> > include or not include certain computation in my\_computed\_score depending
> > on the max \_score.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2017, 1:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/get-max--score-in-function-score-query/16470/4 "2017-07-06T01:39:23Z")