# Return field alias name instead of the actual field name in search api

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/return-field-alias-name-instead-of-the-actual-field-name-in-search-api/232880>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [May 15, 2020, 7:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/return-field-alias-name-instead-of-the-actual-field-name-in-search-api/232880 "2020-05-15T19:49:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![max\_chen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e0b2c6/32.png) [@max\_chen](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/max_chen)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2020, 7:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/return-field-alias-name-instead-of-the-actual-field-name-in-search-api/232880/1 "2020-05-15T19:49:31Z")

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I have "field\_b" which is alias to "field\_a". When I search it using GET method in the dev console, it return the data with "field\_a" : 'some data" instead of "field\_b" : "some data". Is it possible to get it to return data using "field\_b"?

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**Author:** ![max\_chen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e0b2c6/32.png) [@max\_chen](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/max_chen)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2020, 9:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/return-field-alias-name-instead-of-the-actual-field-name-in-search-api/232880/2 "2020-05-15T21:02:00Z")

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looks like this is somewhat possible with docvalue\_fields. Not sure if there's a better solution.

```auto
"docvalue_fields": [
          {
            "field": "field_b",
            "format": "date_time"
          }
          ]

```

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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:** [June 12, 2020, 9:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/return-field-alias-name-instead-of-the-actual-field-name-in-search-api/232880/3 "2020-06-12T21:15:29Z")

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