# Search Issues

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-issues/38575>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [January 7, 2016, 7:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-issues/38575 "2016-01-07T07:29:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![mhr1472](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d2c977/32.png) [@mhr1472](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mhr1472)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2016, 7:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-issues/38575/1 "2016-01-07T07:29:47Z")

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I am searching using the Elastic Search  
I have indexed some data

My indexed files are

```
{
    "took": 3,
    "timed_out": false,
    "_shards": {
        "total": 5,
        "successful": 5,
        "failed": 0
    },
    "hits": {
        "total": 3,
        "max_score": 1,
        "hits": [
            {
                "_index": "videos",
                "_type": "video",
                "_id": "AVIXaLysVz6v1thGg_1G",
                "_score": 1,
                "_source": {
                    "videoid": "963",
                    "title": "Army Song",
                    "description": "Army Song",
                    "tags": "Army"
                }
            },
            {
                "_index": "videos",
                "_type": "video",
                "_id": "AVIXXcs6Vz6v1thGg_0-",
                "_score": 1,
                "_source": {
                    "videoid": "964",
                    "title": "FitoorOfficialTrai-Download-From-YTPak.com",
                    "description": "FitoorOfficialTrai-Download-From-YTPak.com",
                    "tags": "no-tag"
                }
            },
            {
                "_index": "videos",
                "_type": "video",
                "_id": "AVIXaKpDVz6v1thGg_1D",
                "_score": 1,
                "_source": {
                    "videoid": "965",
                    "title": "ChanningTatumperfo-Download-From-YTPak.com",
                    "description": "ChanningTatumperfo-Download-From-YTPak.com",
                    "tags": "ChanningTatumperfo-Download-From-YTPak.com"
                }
            }
        ]
    }
}

```

When i search with FitoorOfficialTrai it returns the results but i want when i search with only Fitoor it returns no results  
My search query is

```
{
  "query": {
    "bool": {
      "should": [
        { "match": { "title": "fitoor" }}
      ]
    }
  }
}

```

I want it to generate on partial word too  
Kindly Reply ASAP  
Thanks in advance

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**Author:** ![dakrone](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dakrone/32/23351_2.png) [@dakrone](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dakrone)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2016, 10:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-issues/38575/2 "2016-01-08T22:23:56Z")

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I would recommend checking out [ngrams](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/guide/master/_ngrams_for_partial_matching.html)  
which will allow you to do partial matching on the contents of a field.

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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 5, 2017, 11:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-issues/38575/3 "2017-07-05T23:25:49Z")

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