# Prefix query returns results with empty value

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/prefix-query-returns-results-with-empty-value/357432>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [April 15, 2024, 1:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/prefix-query-returns-results-with-empty-value/357432 "2024-04-15T13:01:19Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 15, 2024, 1:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/prefix-query-returns-results-with-empty-value/357432/1 "2024-04-15T13:01:19Z")

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I am running a simple prefix query against a field , the query returns results even thought I dont send any values (Empty input value) returns everything in the index, How to prevent this from happening? . If there is no search term , it should return no results