# How can i search a null value in an ES query?

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**Created:** [July 19, 2019, 2:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-search-a-null-value-in-an-es-query/191411 "2019-07-19T14:29:36Z")\
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Please [read this](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/about-the-elasticsearch-category/21) about how to format.

You can try a `must_not` `bool` clause with an `exists` query. See [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/query-dsl-exists-query.html#find-docs-null-values](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/query-dsl-exists-query.html#find-docs-null-values)

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