# Searching for strings with Special characters in ElasticSearch Scripts

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/searching-for-strings-with-special-characters-in-elasticsearch-scripts/236623>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [June 11, 2020, 6:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/searching-for-strings-with-special-characters-in-elasticsearch-scripts/236623 "2020-06-11T06:11:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![vkandiva](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vkandiva/32/42845_2.png) [@vkandiva](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vkandiva)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2020, 6:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/searching-for-strings-with-special-characters-in-elasticsearch-scripts/236623/1 "2020-06-11T06:11:22Z")

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How do I escape special characters in Elastic Search Scripts?

For example: I need to search for a string like "{NY} Albany" or "{CA} San Diego" in my script below:

```auto
    {
      "size": 0,
      "aggs": {
        "Test": {
          "terms": {
            "script": {
              "source": "if(doc['City'].value == '{NY} Albany'){return 1}"
            },
            "size": 500000
          }
        }
      }
    }

```

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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 9, 2020, 6:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/searching-for-strings-with-special-characters-in-elasticsearch-scripts/236623/2 "2020-07-09T06:11:24Z")

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