# Results from GET indexname, "\_source" v "fields" sections

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/results-from-get-indexname-source-v-fields-sections/136850
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [June 21, 2018, 12:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/results-from-get-indexname-source-v-fields-sections/136850 "2018-06-21T12:31:05Z")
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### Author: ![JimP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8baadc/32.png) [@JimP](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/JimP)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2018, 12:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/results-from-get-indexname-source-v-fields-sections/136850/1 "2018-06-21T12:31:05Z")

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Can someone point me to the documentation about, or explain, the difference between the ' "\_source": ' section and the ' "fields": ' sections, please?

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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 19, 2018, 12:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/results-from-get-indexname-source-v-fields-sections/136850/2 "2018-07-19T12:31:11Z")

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