# How to include numbers in search **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [September 19, 2012, 1:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-include-numbers-in-search/9064 "2012-09-19T13:21:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MikeNereson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mikenereson/32/2632_2.png) [@MikeNereson](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/MikeNereson)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 1:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-include-numbers-in-search/9064/1 "2012-09-19T13:21:39Z")
Hello. Numbers aren't searchable. It seems they are being filtered out by a search analyzer? For example, I have indexed content "_In December of 2008 the local government voted to allow..._" Searching for "December" works as expected. Searching for "2008" does not. My configuration is pretty simple. cluster: name: es-dev-cluster node: master: true data: true network.host: 127.0.0.1 transport.tcp.port: xxxx http.port: xxxx action.auto\_create\_index: true index.mapper.dynamic: false gateway: type: s3 s3.bucket: xxx-xxx-elasticsearch cloud: aws: access\_key: xxx secret\_key: xxx { "searchable":{ "type":"object", "properties":{ "entityId":{ "type":"integer", "store":"yes" }, "anotherId":{ "type":"integer", "store":"yes" }, "title":{ "type":"string", "store":"yes", "index":"analyzed", "boost":"15.0", "analyzer":"simple", "search\_analyzer":"simple" }, "keywords":{ "type":"string", "store":"yes", "index":"analyzed", "boost":"14.0", "analyzer":"simple", "search\_analyzer":"simple" }, "description":{ "type":"string", "store":"yes", "index":"analyzed", "boost":"12.0", "analyzer":"simple", "search\_analyzer":"simple" }, "text-content":{ "type":"string", "store":"yes", "index":"analyzed", "boost":"11.0", "analyzer":"simple", "search\_analyzer":"simple" }, "audio-content":{ "type":"string", "store":"yes", "index":"analyzed", "boost":"4.0", "analyzer":"simple", "search\_analyzer":"simple" }, "screen-content":{ "type":"string", "store":"yes", "index":"analyzed", "boost":"1.0", "analyzer":"simple", "search\_analyzer":"simple" } } } } I would guess my searchable definition needs to be modified? Thank you. -- ---
**Author:** ![Clinton\_Gormley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@Clinton\_Gormley](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Clinton_Gormley)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 1:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-include-numbers-in-search/9064/2 "2012-09-19T13:28:38Z")
Hiya > Numbers aren't searchable. It seems they are being filtered out by a > search analyzer? > > For example, I have indexed content "In December of 2008 the local > government voted to allow..." > > Searching for "December" works as expected. Searching for "2008" does > not. > > My configuration is pretty simple. > I would guess my searchable definition needs to be modified? Yes, use the standard analyzer, not the simple analyzer clint -- ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 1:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-include-numbers-in-search/9064/3 "2012-09-19T13:34:37Z")
Hi Clint, Just curious: how do you know that Mike used the simple analyzer? David. Le 19 septembre 2012 à 15:28, Clinton Gormley [clint@traveljury.com](mailto:clint@traveljury.com) a écrit : > Hiya > > > Numbers aren't searchable. It seems they are being filtered out by a > > search analyzer? > > > > For example, I have indexed content "In December of 2008 the local > > government voted to allow..." > > > > Searching for "December" works as expected. Searching for "2008" does > > not. > > > > My configuration is pretty simple. > > > I would guess my searchable definition needs to be modified? > > Yes, use the standard analyzer, not the simple analyzer > > clint > > -- -- David Pilato [http://www.scrutmydocs.org/](http://www.scrutmydocs.org/) [http://dev.david.pilato.fr/](http://dev.david.pilato.fr/) Twitter : @dadoonet / @elasticsearchfr / @scrutmydocs -- ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 1:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-include-numbers-in-search/9064/4 "2012-09-19T13:35:52Z")
Oops.. Forget it ! I didn't see the end of its email ! Shame on me ! Le 19 septembre 2012 à 15:34, David Pilato [david@pilato.fr](mailto:david@pilato.fr) a écrit : > Hi Clint, > > Just curious: how do you know that Mike used the simple analyzer? > > David. > > Le 19 septembre 2012 à 15:28, Clinton Gormley [clint@traveljury.com](mailto:clint@traveljury.com) a écrit > : > > > Hiya > > > > > Numbers aren't searchable. It seems they are being filtered out by a > > > search analyzer? > > > > > > For example, I have indexed content "In December of 2008 the local > > > government voted to allow..." > > > > > > Searching for "December" works as expected. Searching for "2008" does > > > not. > > > > > > My configuration is pretty simple. > > > > > I would guess my searchable definition needs to be modified? > > > > Yes, use the standard analyzer, not the simple analyzer > > > > clint > > > > -- > > -- > David Pilato > [http://www.scrutmydocs.org/](http://www.scrutmydocs.org/) > [http://dev.david.pilato.fr/](http://dev.david.pilato.fr/) > Twitter : @dadoonet / @elasticsearchfr / @scrutmydocs -- -- David Pilato [http://www.scrutmydocs.org/](http://www.scrutmydocs.org/) [http://dev.david.pilato.fr/](http://dev.david.pilato.fr/) Twitter : @dadoonet / @elasticsearchfr / @scrutmydocs -- ---
**Author:** ![MikeNereson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mikenereson/32/2632_2.png) [@MikeNereson](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/MikeNereson)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 2:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-include-numbers-in-search/9064/5 "2012-09-19T14:02:39Z")
Thanks, Clinton and David, for your time and expertise. ~ Mike Nereson -- ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 3:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-include-numbers-in-search/9064/6 "2017-07-06T03:12:18Z")