# Problem with should boolean search request

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problem-with-should-boolean-search-request/9561>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [November 5, 2012, 3:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problem-with-should-boolean-search-request/9561 "2012-11-05T15:54:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![smhdiu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/smhdiu/32/1808_2.png) [@smhdiu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/smhdiu)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2012, 3:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problem-with-should-boolean-search-request/9561/1 "2012-11-05T15:54:28Z")

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hello all

i am searching using the following string

curl -XGET [http://localhost:9200/contactsearch/\_search?pretty=truee](http://localhost:9200/contactsearch/_search?pretty=truee) -d '{  
"query" :  
{  
"bool" : {  
"should" : [ {  
"term" : {  
"email" : "smhdiu@gmail.com"  
}  
}, {  
"term" : {  
"firstName" : "Mohsin"  
}  
}, {  
"term" : {  
"lastName" : "Husen"  
}  
} ]  
}  
}}'

but i am not getting any result in searchresponce where as i have following  
record in index

{"id":8891179303112017,"journalId":10155,  
"title":"Dr","firstName":"Mohsin","initials":null,  
"lastName":"Husen","status":null,"email":"smhdiu@gmail.com" }

please suggest

any help will be greatly appreciated.

Mohsin H

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**Author:** ![Tanguy1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tanguy1/32/1749_2.png) [@Tanguy1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Tanguy1)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2012, 4:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problem-with-should-boolean-search-request/9561/2 "2012-11-05T16:17:26Z")

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If no mappings are defined, elasticsearch wil use a standard analyzer when  
indexing/searching the documents.

The string fields of your document go through an analysis process,  
and "Mohsin" becomes "mohsin", "Husen" =\> "husen", "[smh...@gmail.com](mailto:smh...@gmail.com)" =\>  
"smh.. [gmail.com](http://gmail.com)"

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If you want to find your document, the simpliest way if to use  
a query\_string query, which will analyze your search keywords:  
[http://localhost:9200/contactsearch/\_search?q=Husen](http://localhost:9200/contactsearch/_search?q=Husen)

If you wan to keep your boolean query, you can use query\_string or field  
queries instead of term queries:  
{  
"query": {  
"bool": {  
"should": [  
{  
"term": {  
"email": "[smh...@gmail.com](mailto:smh...@gmail.com)"  
}  
},  
{  
"field": {  
"firstName": "Mohsin"  
}  
},  
{  
"field": {  
"lastName": "Husen"  
}  
}  
]  
}  
}  
}

Since you are searching for email addresses, you should definitely use a  
specific mapping for your document type and look at UAX Url Email Tokenizer

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-- Tanguy

Le lundi 5 novembre 2012 16:54:28 UTC+1, mohsin husen a écrit :

> hello all
> 
> i am searching using the following string
> 
> curl -XGET [http://localhost:9200/contactsearch/\_search?pretty=truee](http://localhost:9200/contactsearch/_search?pretty=truee) -d '{  
> "query" :  
> {  
> "bool" : {  
> "should" : [ {  
> "term" : {  
> "email" : "[smh...@gmail.com](mailto:smh...@gmail.com) \<javascript:\>"  
> }  
> }, {  
> "term" : {  
> "firstName" : "Mohsin"  
> }  
> }, {  
> "term" : {  
> "lastName" : "Husen"  
> }  
> } ]  
> }  
> }}'
> 
> but i am not getting any result in searchresponce where as i have  
> following record in index
> 
> {"id":8891179303112017,"journalId":10155,  
> "title":"Dr","firstName":"Mohsin","initials":null,  
> "[lastName":"Husen","status":null,"email":"smh...@gmail.com](mailto:lastName%22:%22Husen%22,%22status%22:null,%22email%22:%22smh...@gmail.com) \<javascript:\>"  
> }
> 
> please suggest
> 
> any help will be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Mohsin H

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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:** [July 6, 2017, 3:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problem-with-should-boolean-search-request/9561/3 "2017-07-06T03:06:10Z")

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