# Is there something like a highlight payload? **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [November 5, 2013, 11:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-there-something-like-a-highlight-payload/14260 "2013-11-05T11:48:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![joa](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/joa/32/1807_2.png) [@joa](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/joa)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2013, 11:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-there-something-like-a-highlight-payload/14260/1 "2013-11-05T11:48:59Z")
In my mapping I have an array with objects of comments. "comments": { "properties": { "text": { "type": "string" }, "autor": { "type": "string" } } } When I now search for comment texts I would like to also get the matching autor. Is there a way to include the autor in the highlight array? ... "highlight": { "comments.text": [ "this is a _test_" ] } ... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![javanna](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/javanna/32/4698_2.png) [@javanna](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/javanna)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2013, 12:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-there-something-like-a-highlight-payload/14260/2 "2013-11-05T12:58:31Z")
Not really, you'd need to index every comment as a separate document yourself. Then each hit would be a comment, and for each comment you get the highlighted snippet as well. On Tuesday, November 5, 2013 12:48:59 PM UTC+1, joa wrote: > In my mapping I have an array with objects of comments. > > "comments": { > "properties": { > "text": { > "type": "string" > }, > "autor": { > "type": "string" > } > } > } > > When I now search for comment texts I would like to also get the matching > autor. Is there a way to include the autor in the highlight array? > > ... > "highlight": { > "comments.text": [ > "this is a _test_" > ] > } > ... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![joa](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/joa/32/1807_2.png) [@joa](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/joa)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2013, 1:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-there-something-like-a-highlight-payload/14260/3 "2013-11-05T13:41:17Z")
Thanks Luca. Considering I am using a parent/child mapping with the comments as child. Is it possible to get both - parent with embeded comments and highlighting - with one search request? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![javanna](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/javanna/32/4698_2.png) [@javanna](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/javanna)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2013, 1:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-there-something-like-a-highlight-payload/14260/4 "2013-11-05T13:45:38Z")
I don't think so. At this time with parent-child it's only possible to get back one of the two, either parent or children. I guess you need two requests here.... On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 2:41 PM, joa [joafeldmann@gmail.com](mailto:joafeldmann@gmail.com) wrote: > Thanks Luca. Considering I am using a parent/child mapping with the > comments as child. Is it possible to get both - parent with embeded > comments and highlighting - with one search request? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > [https://groups.google.com/d/topic/elasticsearch/teElBO1Ri0s/unsubscribe](https://groups.google.com/d/topic/elasticsearch/teElBO1Ri0s/unsubscribe). > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![joa](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/joa/32/1807_2.png) [@joa](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/joa)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2013, 4:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-there-something-like-a-highlight-payload/14260/5 "2013-11-05T16:54:10Z")
Is a highlight payload technical possible at all? I mean, could it be a feature request? Or will there be other solutions for problems like this anytime? Thanks -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**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, 2:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-there-something-like-a-highlight-payload/14260/6 "2017-07-06T02:08:44Z")