# Retieve element in an array object

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/retieve-element-in-an-array-object/214785>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [January 13, 2020, 9:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/retieve-element-in-an-array-object/214785 "2020-01-13T09:22:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![pilo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/pilo/32/46015_2.png) [@pilo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pilo)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2020, 9:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/retieve-element-in-an-array-object/214785/1 "2020-01-13T09:22:49Z")

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Hi everyone,  
I have a question about array object in elasticsearch  
For example i have a mapping like this one:

```auto
PUT test
{
  "settings": { ...},
  "mappings": {
    "properties": {
      "id":{
        "type": "keyword"
      },
      "levels":{
        "properties": {
          "translations":{
            "type": "text",
            "analyzer": "english"
          },
          "id":{
            "type": "keyword"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

```

And then, i add documents in index `test`:

```auto
{
  "id": 1,
  "levels":[
    {"id": 1, "translations": "lalaland"},
    {"id": 2, "translations": "lili"},
    {"id": 3, "translations": "lalaland"}
  ]
}

```

Then, i launch some search

```auto
GET test/_search
{
  "_source": "levels.translations", 
  "query": {
    "match": {
      "levels.translations": "lalaland"
    }
  },
  "highlight": {
    "fields": {"levels.translations": {}}
  }
}

```

The result is:

```auto
"hits" : [
      {
        "_index" : "test",
        "_type" : "_doc",
        "_id" : "1",
        "_score" : 0.3955629,
        "_source" : {
          "levels" : [
            {
             "id": 1,
              "translations" : "lalaland"
            },
            {
              "id": 2,
              "translations" : "lili"
            },
            {
              "id": 3,
              "translations" : "lalaland"
            }
          ]
        },
        "highlight" : {
          "levels.translations" : [
            "<em>lalaland</em>",
            "<em>lalaland</em>"
          ]
        }
      }
    ]

```

Are there anyway to retrieve just the first and the thirst element in `levels` field. I wonder if i can do it with nested ?  
Thank you all.

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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:** [January 13, 2020, 10:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/retieve-element-in-an-array-object/214785/2 "2020-01-13T10:06:23Z")

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Hi

May be with this: [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.5/search-request-body.html#request-body-search-inner-hits](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.5/search-request-body.html#request-body-search-inner-hits)

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**Author:** ![pilo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/pilo/32/46015_2.png) [@pilo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pilo)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2020, 10:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/retieve-element-in-an-array-object/214785/3 "2020-01-13T10:12:22Z")

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Thank you for you help.  
That is exactly what i'm looking for.  
Just to be sure, to use inner hits, my datatype field has to be `nested` and not `object` ?

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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:** [January 13, 2020, 11:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/retieve-element-in-an-array-object/214785/4 "2020-01-13T11:45:47Z")

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Yes. It won't work with `object`.

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**Author:** ![pilo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/pilo/32/46015_2.png) [@pilo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pilo)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2020, 4:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/retieve-element-in-an-array-object/214785/5 "2020-01-13T16:11:21Z")

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Thank a lot.

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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 10, 2020, 4:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/retieve-element-in-an-array-object/214785/6 "2020-02-10T16:25:23Z")

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