# Query where field1 = field2

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/query-where-field1-field2/17588>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [May 19, 2014, 1:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/query-where-field1-field2/17588 "2014-05-19T13:15:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![eunever32](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e68b1a/32.png) [@eunever32](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/eunever32)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2014, 1:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/query-where-field1-field2/17588/1 "2014-05-19T13:15:06Z")

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Say I have documents with

{  
primary: sport  
secondary: swimming  
}

{  
primary: walking  
secondary: reading  
}

Is there a way in ElasticSearch that I can query  
where primary = secondary ?  
(without specifying any literal value for primary or secondary fields ?)

Thanks,

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**Author:** ![eunever32](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e68b1a/32.png) [@eunever32](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/eunever32)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2014, 4:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/query-where-field1-field2/17588/2 "2014-05-25T16:58:56Z")

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Hey...

No responses.. does that mean it's not possible ?

On Monday, May 19, 2014 2:15:06 PM UTC+1, [eune...@gmail.com](mailto:eune...@gmail.com) wrote:

> Say I have documents with
> 
> {  
> primary: sport  
> secondary: swimming  
> }
> 
> {  
> primary: walking  
> secondary: reading  
> }
> 
> Is there a way in Elasticsearch that I can query  
> where primary = secondary ?  
> (without specifying any literal value for primary or secondary fields ?)
> 
> Thanks,

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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, 1:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/query-where-field1-field2/17588/3 "2017-07-06T01:27:07Z")

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