# Query empty object

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/query-empty-object/127747>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [April 12, 2018, 6:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/query-empty-object/127747 "2018-04-12T06:52:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Pradeep\_Gowda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ebca7d/32.png) [@Pradeep\_Gowda](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Pradeep_Gowda)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2018, 6:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/query-empty-object/127747/1 "2018-04-12T06:52:16Z")

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Hello everyone,  
How can I query an empty object something like below

`"field" : {}`

In mapping this is mapped to an Object type.

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**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:** [April 12, 2018, 7:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/query-empty-object/127747/2 "2018-04-12T07:13:52Z")

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A bool with must\_not with a exists clause?

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**Author:** ![Pradeep\_Gowda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ebca7d/32.png) [@Pradeep\_Gowda](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Pradeep_Gowda)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2018, 7:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/query-empty-object/127747/3 "2018-04-12T07:26:11Z")

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Thank you. You saved my day!

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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:** [May 10, 2018, 7:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/query-empty-object/127747/4 "2018-05-10T07:26:15Z")

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