# Nested mappings with the same field names as the parent do not work **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [September 20, 2013, 10:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/nested-mappings-with-the-same-field-names-as-the-parent-do-not-work/13711 "2013-09-20T22:24:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![matthuhiggins](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/matthuhiggins/32/2091_2.png) [@matthuhiggins](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/matthuhiggins)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 10:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/nested-mappings-with-the-same-field-names-as-the-parent-do-not-work/13711/1 "2013-09-20T22:24:39Z")
If a nested mapping contains a field with the same name as the parent document, I am never able to retrieve any hits when searching for this field. Here is the simplest example: > ---
**Author:** ![matthuhiggins](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/matthuhiggins/32/2091_2.png) [@matthuhiggins](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/matthuhiggins)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 10:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/nested-mappings-with-the-same-field-names-as-the-parent-do-not-work/13711/2 "2013-09-20T22:36:08Z")
I added a gist for this: [nested mapping fields with the same name as the parent are not searchable · GitHub](https://gist.github.com/matthuhiggins/6644826) On Friday, September 20, 2013 3:24:39 PM UTC-7, Matthew Higgins wrote: > If a nested mapping contains a field with the same name as the parent > document, I am never able to retrieve any hits when searching for this > field. Here is the simplest example: > > An article has a "title" field. Article has a nested mapping of comments, > which has the fields "author" and "title". > > Now create one entry: > > The following returns results: > > The following does not return results, because the title field name is on > both "article" and "comment": > > I think it's an edge case with nested mappings. > > -- > View this message in context: > [http://elasticsearch-users.115913.n3.nabble.com/Nested-mappings-with-the-same-field-names-as-the-parent-do-not-work-tp4041645.html](http://elasticsearch-users.115913.n3.nabble.com/Nested-mappings-with-the-same-field-names-as-the-parent-do-not-work-tp4041645.html) > Sent from the Elasticsearch Users mailing list archive at [Nabble.com](http://Nabble.com). -- 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:** ![jprante](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jprante/32/44941_2.png) [@jprante](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jprante)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2013, 9:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/nested-mappings-with-the-same-field-names-as-the-parent-do-not-work/13711/3 "2013-09-21T09:58:40Z")
The 'path' is not abbreviating the field name, but is a pointer to the nested object. Use 'comments.title' for field name. See also [http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/query-dsl/nested-filter/](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/query-dsl/nested-filter/) Jörg -- 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:** ![matthuhiggins](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/matthuhiggins/32/2091_2.png) [@matthuhiggins](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/matthuhiggins)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2013, 5:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/nested-mappings-with-the-same-field-names-as-the-parent-do-not-work/13711/4 "2013-09-23T17:00:29Z")
Thanks! I was thrown off by the fact that an example without a prefix worked. ---
**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, 2:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/nested-mappings-with-the-same-field-names-as-the-parent-do-not-work/13711/5 "2017-07-06T02:15:06Z")