# I want to use filter: "NOT FIELD exists" in TSVB

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-want-to-use-filter-not-field-exists-in-tsvb/218061>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [February 5, 2020, 10:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-want-to-use-filter-not-field-exists-in-tsvb/218061 "2020-02-05T22:37:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![AlfredoC](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/alfredoc/32/56056_2.png) [@AlfredoC](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/AlfredoC)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2020, 10:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-want-to-use-filter-not-field-exists-in-tsvb/218061/1 "2020-02-05T22:37:40Z")

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Hello, I am working with TSVB and it is easy to use the following filter: " FIELD:\* ", but I actually want the opposite for example "NOT FIELD exists", I want to know if it is possible to use it.

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**Author:** ![flash1293](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/flash1293/32/41227_2.png) [@flash1293](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/flash1293)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 12:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-want-to-use-filter-not-field-exists-in-tsvb/218061/2 "2020-02-12T12:12:48Z")

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Hi @AlfredoC,

if you are using KQL then the following query should do the trick: `NOT FIELD : * `

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**Author:** ![AlfredoC](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/alfredoc/32/56056_2.png) [@AlfredoC](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/AlfredoC)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 7:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-want-to-use-filter-not-field-exists-in-tsvb/218061/3 "2020-02-14T19:36:40Z")

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Thank you, it worked!

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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:** [March 13, 2020, 7:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-want-to-use-filter-not-field-exists-in-tsvb/218061/4 "2020-03-13T19:36:43Z")

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