# How to query elements in an array

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-query-elements-in-an-array/157338>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [November 19, 2018, 11:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-query-elements-in-an-array/157338 "2018-11-19T11:56:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![jacobot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4491bb/32.png) [@jacobot](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jacobot)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2018, 11:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-query-elements-in-an-array/157338/1 "2018-11-19T11:56:34Z")

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Json below (only `_source` part is shown) is for example purpose only is shows an document from a fictional real estate broker

**Question: how do i query this document if it has lots with `ownerId: "Jim Anderson"`**

```json
{
.
.
.
  "_source": {
    "city": {
      "district10": [
       { "landlot1": {
          "price": 50,
          "size": 5,
          "ownerId": "Jim Anderson"
        }
      },
        {
          "landlot2": {
            "price": 45,
            "size": 9,
            "ownerId": "Anna Simson"
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

```

I tried something like this but didnt work

```auto
{
 
  "query": {
    "match": {
      "city.district10.landlot1.ownerId" : "Jim Anderson"
    }
  }
}

```

How to make this work?

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**Author:** ![rjernst](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rjernst/32/6363_2.png) [@rjernst](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rjernst)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2018, 11:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-query-elements-in-an-array/157338/2 "2018-11-19T23:58:12Z")

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You'll need to use [nested docs](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/nested.html) in order to be able to distinguish array elements from each other.

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**Author:** ![jacobot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4491bb/32.png) [@jacobot](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jacobot)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2018, 10:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-query-elements-in-an-array/157338/3 "2018-11-21T10:55:10Z")

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thanks

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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:** [December 19, 2018, 10:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-query-elements-in-an-array/157338/4 "2018-12-19T10:56:37Z")

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