# Search always return the original file **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [March 5, 2011, 4:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-always-return-the-original-file/4038 "2011-03-05T04:22:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![canal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4bbf92/32.png) [@canal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/canal)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2011, 4:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-always-return-the-original-file/4038/1 "2011-03-05T04:22:28Z")
Hello, I am able to search binary documents, but the search response always has the original file content. How not to get the file content back in the search response? This is how I create the search and build the JSON string: FieldQueryBuilder builder = new FieldQueryBuilder ("file", keywords); SearchResponse searchResponse = client.prepareSearch(this.indexName).setSearchType(SearchType.QUERY\_THEN\_FETCH).setQuery(builder).execute().actionGet(); XContentBuilder b = XContentFactory.jsonBuilder(); b.startObject(); searchResponse.toXContent(b, ToXContent.EMPTY\_PARAMS); b.endObject(); return b.string(); thanks, canal ---
**Author:** ![canal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4bbf92/32.png) [@canal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/canal)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2011, 8:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-always-return-the-original-file/4038/2 "2011-03-05T08:42:28Z")
This is my mapping file but the "file" is still returned as part of the search result: { document : { properties : { "file" : { type : "attachment", store: "no" } } } } This is how I create the index: String mapping = IOUtils.toString(getClass().getResourceAsStream("/test-mapping.json")); client.admin().indices().create(new CreateIndexRequest(indexName).mapping(indexType, mapping)).actionGet(); client.admin().cluster().health(new ClusterHealthRequest(indexName).waitForYellowStatus()).actionGet(); Did I miss out anything? thanks, canal * * * From: go canal [gocanal@yahoo.com](mailto:gocanal@yahoo.com) To: [users@elasticsearch.com](mailto:users@elasticsearch.com) Sent: Sat, March 5, 2011 12:22:28 PM Subject: search always return the original file Hello, I am able to search binary documents, but the search response always has the original file content. How not to get the file content back in the search response? This is how I create the search and build the JSON string: FieldQueryBuilder builder = new FieldQueryBuilder ("file", keywords); SearchResponse searchResponse = client.prepareSearch(this.indexName).setSearchType(SearchType.QUERY\_THEN\_FETCH).setQuery(builder).execute().actionGet(); XContentBuilder b = XContentFactory.jsonBuilder(); b.startObject(); searchResponse.toXContent(b, ToXContent.EMPTY\_PARAMS); b.endObject(); return b.string(); thanks, canal ---
**Author:** ![Lukas\_Vlcek1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/lukas_vlcek1/32/819_2.png) [@Lukas\_Vlcek1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Lukas_Vlcek1)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2011, 8:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-always-return-the-original-file/4038/3 "2011-03-05T20:21:43Z")
Hi Canal, you are getting back the document content in the response because it is part of the \_source field which is returned for each hit by default. Try to check field query [Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/api/search/fields.html) to selectively return only specific field values. Regards, Lukas On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 9:42 AM, go canal [gocanal@yahoo.com](mailto:gocanal@yahoo.com) wrote: > This is my mapping file but the "file" is still returned as part of the > search result: > > { > document : { > properties : { > "file" : { type : "attachment", store: "no" } > } > } > } > > This is how I create the index: > > String mapping = > IOUtils.toString(getClass().getResourceAsStream("/test-mapping.json")); > client.admin().indices().create(new > CreateIndexRequest(indexName).mapping(indexType, mapping)).actionGet(); > client.admin().cluster().health(new > ClusterHealthRequest(indexName).waitForYellowStatus()).actionGet(); > > Did I miss out anything? > > thanks, > canal > > * * * > > _From:_ go canal [gocanal@yahoo.com](mailto:gocanal@yahoo.com) > _To:_ [users@elasticsearch.com](mailto:users@elasticsearch.com) > _Sent:_ Sat, March 5, 2011 12:22:28 PM > _Subject:_ search always return the original file > > Hello, > I am able to search binary documents, but the search response always has > the original file content. How not to get the file content back in the > search response? > > This is how I create the search and build the JSON string: > > FieldQueryBuilder builder = new FieldQueryBuilder ("file", keywords); > SearchResponse searchResponse = > client.prepareSearch(this.indexName).setSearchType(SearchType.QUERY\_THEN\_FETCH).setQuery(builder).execute().actionGet(); > > XContentBuilder b = XContentFactory.jsonBuilder(); > b.startObject(); > searchResponse.toXContent(b, ToXContent.EMPTY\_PARAMS); > b.endObject(); > return b.string(); > > thanks, > canal ---
**Author:** ![canal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4bbf92/32.png) [@canal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/canal)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2011, 11:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-always-return-the-original-file/4038/4 "2011-03-05T23:38:29Z")
Thank you very much Lukas, it works ! thanks, canal * * * From: Lukáš Vlček [lukas.vlcek@gmail.com](mailto:lukas.vlcek@gmail.com) To: [users@elasticsearch.com](mailto:users@elasticsearch.com) Sent: Sun, March 6, 2011 4:21:43 AM Subject: Re: search always return the original file Hi Canal, you are getting back the document content in the response because it is part of the \_source field which is returned for each hit by default. Try to check field query [Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/api/search/fields.html) to selectively return only specific field values. Regards, Lukas On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 9:42 AM, go canal [gocanal@yahoo.com](mailto:gocanal@yahoo.com) wrote: This is my mapping file but the "file" is still returned as part of the search result: > { > document : { > properties : { > "file" : { type : "attachment", store: "no" } > } > } > } > > This is how I create the index: > > String mapping = > IOUtils.toString(getClass().getResourceAsStream("/test-mapping.json")); > client.admin().indices().create(new > CreateIndexRequest(indexName).mapping(indexType, mapping)).actionGet(); > client.admin().cluster().health(new > ClusterHealthRequest(indexName).waitForYellowStatus()).actionGet(); > > Did I miss out anything? > > thanks, > canal * * * From: go canal [gocanal@yahoo.com](mailto:gocanal@yahoo.com) > To: [users@elasticsearch.com](mailto:users@elasticsearch.com) > Sent: Sat, March 5, 2011 12:22:28 PM > Subject: search always return the original file > > Hello, > I am able to search binary documents, but the search response always has the > original file content. How not to get the file content back in the search > response? > > This is how I create the search and build the JSON string: > > FieldQueryBuilder builder = new FieldQueryBuilder ("file", keywords); > SearchResponse searchResponse = > client.prepareSearch(this.indexName).setSearchType(SearchType.QUERY\_THEN\_FETCH).setQuery(builder).execute().actionGet(); > > XContentBuilder b = XContentFactory.jsonBuilder(); > b.startObject(); > searchResponse.toXContent(b, ToXContent.EMPTY\_PARAMS); > b.endObject(); > return b.string(); > > thanks, > canal ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 4:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-always-return-the-original-file/4038/5 "2017-07-06T04:10:45Z")