# Restricting fields dynamically in the search request **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [September 7, 2016, 8:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/restricting-fields-dynamically-in-the-search-request/59946 "2016-09-07T08:09:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ayushbij27](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ayushbij27/32/24314_2.png) [@ayushbij27](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ayushbij27)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2016, 8:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/restricting-fields-dynamically-in-the-search-request/59946/1 "2016-09-07T08:09:17Z")
Is there any way by which we can restrict the fields to only those in which the searched string was found ,when looked in entire document? ---
**Author:** ![spinscale](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/spinscale/32/25011_2.png) [@spinscale](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/spinscale)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2016, 11:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/restricting-fields-dynamically-in-the-search-request/59946/2 "2016-09-09T11:14:20Z")
Hey, this would require a static configuration. Either you do [source filtering](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/2.4/search-request-source-filtering.html) (which can be circumvented) or use [field level security](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-issues-on-maven-3-3-3-docker-image/59971) (which is part of the commercial offering though). Still, both need configuration. --Alex ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 10:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/restricting-fields-dynamically-in-the-search-request/59946/3 "2017-07-05T22:21:36Z")