# Number of filter matches in array field **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [December 3, 2012, 4:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/number-of-filter-matches-in-array-field/9921 "2012-12-03T16:25:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Doug\_Fitzmaurice](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/doug_fitzmaurice/32/2592_2.png) [@Doug\_Fitzmaurice](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Doug_Fitzmaurice)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 4:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/number-of-filter-matches-in-array-field/9921/1 "2012-12-03T16:25:15Z")
I have a set of documents, each with an array of geo\_points: { name: "Test Record", locations: [ { lat: 55.866638 lon: -4.289562 }, { lat: 50.716633 lon: -1.878344 }, { lat: 51.53587 lon: 0.696672 }, { lat: 52.479473 lon: -1.909198 }, { lat: 51.490692 lon: -0.224432 } ] } When using a geo\_distance filter, is there a way to return, for each document, the number of locations that matched the filter (I.E. were within the search radius)? Thanks! -- ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 4:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/number-of-filter-matches-in-array-field/9921/2 "2012-12-03T16:51:53Z")
I am wondering if you are not looking for Geo Distance Facets [1], do you? [1] > **[Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale](https://www.elastic.co)** > > Power insights and outcomes with the Elasticsearch Platform and AI. See into your data and find answers that matter with enterprise solutions designed to help you build, observe, and protect. Try Elasticsearch free today. HTH David Le 3 décembre 2012 à 17:25, Doug Fitzmaurice [doug.fitzmaurice@ents24.com](mailto:doug.fitzmaurice@ents24.com) a écrit : > I have a set of documents, each with an array of geo\_points: > > { > name : "Test Record" , > locations : [ > { > lat : 55.866638 > lon : - 4.289562 > }, > { > lat : 50.716633 > lon : - 1.878344 > }, > { > lat : 51.53587 > lon : 0.696672 > }, > { > lat : 52.479473 > lon : - 1.909198 > }, > { > lat : 51.490692 > lon : - 0.224432 > } > ] > } > > When using a geo\_distance filter, is there a way to return, for each > document, the number of locations that matched the filter (I.E. were within > the search radius)? > > Thanks! > > -- -- David Pilato [http://www.scrutmydocs.org/](http://www.scrutmydocs.org/) [http://dev.david.pilato.fr/](http://dev.david.pilato.fr/) Twitter : @dadoonet / @elasticsearchfr / @scrutmydocs -- ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_Fitzmaurice](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/doug_fitzmaurice/32/2592_2.png) [@Doug\_Fitzmaurice](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Doug_Fitzmaurice)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 4:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/number-of-filter-matches-in-array-field/9921/3 "2012-12-03T16:59:00Z")
I've had a go at using the geo\_distance facet, but as far as I can tell it returns the total number of documents that match each range, whereas I would like the number of locations that match _per-document_. As an example, if I queried with a geo\_distance filter of "lat: 55, lon: -4" against the above document, I would expect one of the location entries to match, so the document would be returned, but I would like to know h_ow many_ of the location entries in that document match (even if the answer is only 1). On Monday, December 3, 2012 4:51:53 PM UTC, David Pilato wrote: > I am wondering if you are not looking for Geo Distance Facets [1], do > you? > > [1] > [Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/api/search/facets/geo-distance-facet.html) > > HTH > David > > Le 3 décembre 2012 à 17:25, Doug Fitzmaurice \<[doug.fit...@ents24.com](mailto:doug.fit...@ents24.com)\\> > a écrit : > > I have a set of documents, each with an array of geo\_points: > > { > name : "Test Record" , > locations : [ > { > lat : 55.866638 > lon : - 4.289562 > }, > { > lat : 50.716633 > lon : - 1.878344 > }, > { > lat : 51.53587 > lon : 0.696672 > }, > { > lat : 52.479473 > lon : - 1.909198 > }, > { > lat : 51.490692 > lon : - 0.224432 > } > ] > } > > When using a geo\_distance filter, is there a way to return, for each > document, the number of locations that matched the filter (I.E. were within > the search radius)? > > Thanks! > > -- > > -- > David Pilato > [http://www.scrutmydocs.org/](http://www.scrutmydocs.org/) > [http://dev.david.pilato.fr/](http://dev.david.pilato.fr/) > Twitter : @dadoonet / @elasticsearchfr / @scrutmydocs -- ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_Fitzmaurice](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/doug_fitzmaurice/32/2592_2.png) [@Doug\_Fitzmaurice](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Doug_Fitzmaurice)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2012, 3:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/number-of-filter-matches-in-array-field/9921/4 "2012-12-05T15:37:00Z")
Could this be done using either highlighting or nested documents? I had a go at using highlighting, but I can't find any documentation on using it with a geo\_distance filter, and I haven't been able to make it work. Nested / child documents could also work, but most queries that operate on them seem to be focused on returning parents where any child matches a parameter, whereas I want to return the parent, and those child documents that caused the match. On Monday, December 3, 2012 4:59:00 PM UTC, Doug Fitzmaurice wrote: > I've had a go at using the geo\_distance facet, but as far as I can tell it > returns the total number of documents that match each range, whereas I > would like the number of locations that match _per-document_. > > As an example, if I queried with a geo\_distance filter of "lat: 55, lon: > -4" against the above document, I would expect one of the location > entries to match, so the document would be returned, but I would like to > know h_ow many_ of the location entries in that document match (even if > the answer is only 1). > > On Monday, December 3, 2012 4:51:53 PM UTC, David Pilato wrote: > > > I am wondering if you are not looking for Geo Distance Facets [1], do > > you? > > > > [1] > > [Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/api/search/facets/geo-distance-facet.html) > > > > HTH > > David > > > > Le 3 décembre 2012 à 17:25, Doug Fitzmaurice [doug.fit...@ents24.com](mailto:doug.fit...@ents24.com) a > > écrit : > > > > I have a set of documents, each with an array of geo\_points: > > > > { > > name : "Test Record" , > > locations : [ > > { > > lat : 55.866638 > > lon : - 4.289562 > > }, > > { > > lat : 50.716633 > > lon : - 1.878344 > > }, > > { > > lat : 51.53587 > > lon : 0.696672 > > }, > > { > > lat : 52.479473 > > lon : - 1.909198 > > }, > > { > > lat : 51.490692 > > lon : - 0.224432 > > } > > ] > > } > > > > When using a geo\_distance filter, is there a way to return, for each > > document, the number of locations that matched the filter (I.E. were within > > the search radius)? > > > > Thanks! > > > > -- > > > > -- > > David Pilato > > [http://www.scrutmydocs.org/](http://www.scrutmydocs.org/) > > [http://dev.david.pilato.fr/](http://dev.david.pilato.fr/) > > Twitter : @dadoonet / @elasticsearchfr / @scrutmydocs -- ---
**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, 3:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/number-of-filter-matches-in-array-field/9921/5 "2017-07-06T03:01:15Z")