# "search\_after" not working
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-after-not-working/202024
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [October 2, 2019, 6:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-after-not-working/202024 "2019-10-02T18:01:37Z")
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### Author:  [@hive](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/hive)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2019, 6:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-after-not-working/202024/1 "2019-10-02T18:01:37Z")
I am using a Java client to search. I see below request generated with appropriate "search\_after" values and sort columns (i also see result data sorted based on these columns).
Response does NOT start with "Greg" as mentioned in "search\_after"array. ES responds complete list regardless of "search\_after"
Am i missing something obvious? Any specific attribute that I need to check in mapping?
Thank you
{
"from": 0,
"size": 100,
"timeout": "60s",
"query": {
"bool": {
"must": [
{
"bool": {
"must": [
{
"bool": {
"must": [
**......**
},
"sort": [
{
"chr\_associate.given\_name": {
"order": "asc"
}
},
{
"chr\_associate.aoid": {
"order": "asc"
}
}
],
"search\_after": [
"Greg",
"G3K6X14228P82HB5"
]
}
---
### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 30, 2019, 6:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-after-not-working/202024/2 "2019-10-30T18:01:44Z")
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