# Search query exception "org.elasticsearch.index.query.QueryShardException: failed to create query" **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [March 31, 2020, 8:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-query-exception-org-elasticsearch-index-query-queryshardexception-failed-to-create-query/225820 "2020-03-31T08:55:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Suchita\_Gangurde](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/suchita_gangurde/32/45032_2.png) [@Suchita\_Gangurde](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Suchita_Gangurde)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2020, 8:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-query-exception-org-elasticsearch-index-query-queryshardexception-failed-to-create-query/225820/1 "2020-03-31T08:55:33Z")
Hello, I am using elasticsearch version 7.3.1, on my local setup search query execution works fine. But the same query using docker image for es version 7.3.1 on kubernetes recently I am facing following exception: "message": "All shards failed for phase: [query]" , stacktrace": ["org.elasticsearch.index.query.QueryShardException: failed to create query: {", "bool" : {", "must" : [", {", "term" : {", "username" : {", "value" : "12345",", "boost" : 1.0", }", }", },", {", "nested" : {", "query" : {", "exists" : {", "field" : "email\_addresses.value",", "boost" : 1.0", }", },", "path" : "email\_addresses",", "ignore\_unmapped" : false,", "score\_mode" : "avg",", "boost" : 1.0", }", }", ],", "should" : [", {", "nested" : {", "query" : {", "multi\_match" : {", "query" : "abc",", "fields" : [", "email\_addresses.value^3.0",", "family\_name^1.0",", "given\_name^2.0"", ],", "type" : "bool\_prefix",", "operator" : "OR",", "slop" : 0,", "prefix\_length" : 0,", "max\_expansions" : 50,", "zero\_terms\_query" : "NONE",", "auto\_generate\_synonyms\_phrase\_query" : true,", "fuzzy\_transpositions" : true,", "boost" : 1.0", }", },", "path" : "email\_addresses",", "ignore\_unmapped" : false,", "score\_mode" : "avg",", "boost" : 1.0", }", },", {", "multi\_match" : {", "query" : "abc",", "fields" : [", "email\_addresses.value^3.0",", "family\_name^1.0",", "given\_name^2.0"", ],", "type" : "bool\_prefix",", "operator" : "OR",", "slop" : 0,", "prefix\_length" : 0,", "max\_expansions" : 50,", "zero\_terms\_query" : "NONE",", "auto\_generate\_synonyms\_phrase\_query" : true,", "fuzzy\_transpositions" : true,", "boost" : 1.0", }", }", ],", "adjust\_pure\_negative" : true,", "minimum\_should\_match" : "1",", "boost" : 1.0", }", }", "Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: [nested] nested object under path [email\_addresses] is not of nested type", Please help ---
**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:** [March 31, 2020, 9:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-query-exception-org-elasticsearch-index-query-queryshardexception-failed-to-create-query/225820/2 "2020-03-31T09:10:40Z")
Welcome. Here `email_addresses` is not of `nested` type in your mapping. So you can't use `nested` queries. ---
**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:** [March 31, 2020, 9:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-query-exception-org-elasticsearch-index-query-queryshardexception-failed-to-create-query/225820/3 "2020-03-31T09:11:00Z")
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**Author:** ![Suchita\_Gangurde](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/suchita_gangurde/32/45032_2.png) [@Suchita\_Gangurde](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Suchita_Gangurde)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 4:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-query-exception-org-elasticsearch-index-query-queryshardexception-failed-to-create-query/225820/4 "2020-04-01T16:44:16Z")
`Thanks for your reply, could you please elaborate of what do you mean by email_addresses is not of nested type?` ---
**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:** [April 1, 2020, 5:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-query-exception-org-elasticsearch-index-query-queryshardexception-failed-to-create-query/225820/5 "2020-04-01T17:12:09Z")
That's a guess. Check the mapping. ---
**Author:** ![Suchita\_Gangurde](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/suchita_gangurde/32/45032_2.png) [@Suchita\_Gangurde](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Suchita_Gangurde)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 5:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-query-exception-org-elasticsearch-index-query-queryshardexception-failed-to-create-query/225820/6 "2020-04-01T17:57:13Z")
But same query with same elasticsearch version works on local machine setup. Is there anything I am missing ---
**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:** [April 1, 2020, 7:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-query-exception-org-elasticsearch-index-query-queryshardexception-failed-to-create-query/225820/7 "2020-04-01T19:12:58Z")
What is the mapping in both cases? ---
**Author:** ![Suchita\_Gangurde](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/suchita_gangurde/32/45032_2.png) [@Suchita\_Gangurde](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Suchita_Gangurde)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2020, 4:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-query-exception-org-elasticsearch-index-query-queryshardexception-failed-to-create-query/225820/8 "2020-04-02T04:55:32Z")
Thank you so much for your pointer there was different mappings due to which search was failing it is working for me now. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2020, 4:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-query-exception-org-elasticsearch-index-query-queryshardexception-failed-to-create-query/225820/9 "2020-04-30T04:55:39Z")
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