# QueryBuilders.moreLikeThis() bug in 7.16 Java API?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/querybuilders-morelikethis-bug-in-7-16-java-api/294413>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [January 14, 2022, 1:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/querybuilders-morelikethis-bug-in-7-16-java-api/294413 "2022-01-14T13:06:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![ndtreviv](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ndtreviv/32/22494_2.png) [@ndtreviv](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ndtreviv)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 1:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/querybuilders-morelikethis-bug-in-7-16-java-api/294413/1 "2022-01-14T13:06:11Z")

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I'm trying to create a `SearchRequest` with a `MoreLikeThisQuery` like so:

```auto
        JsonData jsonDocument = JsonData.of(document);
        LikeDocument likeDocument = new LikeDocument.Builder().doc(jsonDocument).build();
        MoreLikeThisQuery moreLikeThisQuery = QueryBuilders.moreLikeThis()
                .like(new Like.Builder().document(likeDocument).build())
                .build();
        SearchRequest moreLikeThis = new SearchRequest.Builder()
                .index("my-index")
                .query(moreLikeThisQuery)
                .build();

```

But I'm getting this compile error on the second to last line of that:

```auto
Cannot resolve method 'query(co.elastic.clients.elasticsearch._types.query_dsl.MoreLikeThisQuery)'

```

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![ndtreviv](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ndtreviv/32/22494_2.png) [@ndtreviv](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ndtreviv)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 1:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/querybuilders-morelikethis-bug-in-7-16-java-api/294413/2 "2022-01-14T13:11:55Z")

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The code should have been this:

```auto
        SearchRequest moreLikeThis = new SearchRequest.Builder()
                .index("my-index")
                .query(new Query.Builder().moreLikeThis(moreLikeThisQuery).build())
                .build();

```

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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:** [February 11, 2022, 1:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/querybuilders-morelikethis-bug-in-7-16-java-api/294413/3 "2022-02-11T13:11:56Z")

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