# Max\_terms\_count parameter in Elastic search 6.1

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/max-terms-count-parameter-in-elastic-search-6-1/305413>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** elastic-stack-alerting, reindex\
**Created:** [May 23, 2022, 3:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/max-terms-count-parameter-in-elastic-search-6-1/305413 "2022-05-23T15:38:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![akshay\_chavan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/akshay_chavan/32/106043_2.png) [@akshay\_chavan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/akshay_chavan)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2022, 3:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/max-terms-count-parameter-in-elastic-search-6-1/305413/1 "2022-05-23T15:38:47Z")

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We have upgraded Elasticsearch from 6.1 to 7.1 and getting error for max\_terms\_count parameter, can anyone confirm if this parameter was present in ES 6.1 and what is the default value for it ?

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**Author:** ![RabBit\_BR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rabbit_br/32/82261_2.png) [@RabBit\_BR](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/RabBit_BR)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2022, 4:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/max-terms-count-parameter-in-elastic-search-6-1/305413/2 "2022-05-23T16:05:58Z")

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Hi!

I didn't find it in doc 6.1 but in 6.2 it started to exist.

> index.max\_terms\_count  
> The maximum number of terms that can be used in Terms Query. Defaults to 65536.

> **[Index Modules | Elasticsearch Reference \[6.2\] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/6.2/index-modules.html)**

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2022, 12:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/max-terms-count-parameter-in-elastic-search-6-1/305413/3 "2022-05-24T00:40:04Z")

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Welcome to our community! 😃

7.1 is very much [EOL](https://www.elastic.co/support/eol) and you really need to upgrade.

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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:** [June 21, 2022, 12:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/max-terms-count-parameter-in-elastic-search-6-1/305413/4 "2022-06-21T00:40:47Z")

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