# Getting fields out of JSON using SearchResponse class ElasticSearch

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-fields-out-of-json-using-searchresponse-class-elasticsearch/86560>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [May 21, 2017, 9:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-fields-out-of-json-using-searchresponse-class-elasticsearch/86560 "2017-05-21T09:09:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![ELKibana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/87869e/32.png) [@ELKibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ELKibana)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2017, 9:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-fields-out-of-json-using-searchresponse-class-elasticsearch/86560/1 "2017-05-21T09:09:26Z")

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{  
Executive Info = {  
Executive Location = Delhi,  
Executive Name = Mr.Rajiiv,  
Executive Id = 3289423908  
}, State Property = {  
Supervisor = Mr Sam,  
Area = Rohtak,  
SupervisorId = 2187870,  
City = Haryana,  
Id = 9574833,  
Name = Sumit  
}, Task Timinig = {  
Status = Not Complete,  
Starting Time = 10 AM,  
Duration = 6,  
Timing = 10 AM - 11 PM,  
EndingTime = 5 PM,  
Date = 2 / 5 / 2017  
}, Task Category = {  
Sub Task Name = Testing,  
Sub Task ID = 8744993,  
Subcategory = QA Testing,  
Id = 90344622,  
Name = Selinium  
}  
}

I have to get City and its value out of the state property. How can i do it. I have tried this..

SearchResponse search = client.prepareSearch("data").setFetchSource("State Property", null).execute().actionGet(); SearchHit hit = search.getHits().getAt(0);

but its giving me whole JSON

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**Author:** ![polyfractal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/polyfractal/32/48162_2.png) [@polyfractal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/polyfractal)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2017, 2:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-fields-out-of-json-using-searchresponse-class-elasticsearch/86560/2 "2017-05-26T14:02:11Z")

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You can do something like:

```auto
String city = hit.getFields().get("City").getValue().toString();

```

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**Author:** ![ELKibana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/87869e/32.png) [@ELKibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ELKibana)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2017, 10:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-fields-out-of-json-using-searchresponse-class-elasticsearch/86560/3 "2017-05-27T10:51:28Z")

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Thanks for the 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:** [June 24, 2017, 10:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-fields-out-of-json-using-searchresponse-class-elasticsearch/86560/4 "2017-06-24T10:51:34Z")

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