# How to store sparse index in Elasticsearch

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-store-sparse-index-in-elasticsearch/347434>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [November 17, 2023, 9:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-store-sparse-index-in-elasticsearch/347434 "2023-11-17T21:13:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![DavidAdamczyk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/davidadamczyk/32/127704_2.png) [@DavidAdamczyk](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DavidAdamczyk)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 9:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-store-sparse-index-in-elasticsearch/347434/1 "2023-11-17T21:13:49Z")

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I would like to store sparse vectors from my models, but I don't want to use ELSER because I need control over the entire process. How can I store sparse vectors, and how can I execute queries without relying on ELSER?

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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 15, 2023, 9:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-store-sparse-index-in-elasticsearch/347434/2 "2023-12-15T21:14:42Z")

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