# Searching via querystring parameters with filters/conditions **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [January 27, 2012, 5:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/searching-via-querystring-parameters-with-filters-conditions/6518 "2012-01-27T05:08:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Manish\_Pandit](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/manish_pandit/32/3000_2.png) [@Manish\_Pandit](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Manish_Pandit)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2012, 5:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/searching-via-querystring-parameters-with-filters-conditions/6518/1 "2012-01-27T05:08:46Z")
Is it possible to filter search results using the query string parameters? For example, I want to search with any document that matches "John" but only want to retrieve the type "Employee". The documents have a field called documentType that can be, lets say, "Employee", "Employer", "Contractor". This works great : [http://localhost:9200/persons/person?q:John](http://localhost:9200/persons/person?q:John) But this doesnt: [http://localhost:9200/persons/person?q:John&documentType:Employee](http://localhost:9200/persons/person?q:John&documentType:Employee). This clearly has a code smell to it so I am sure I am doing something wrong, but wanted to check with this group if this is even possible without sending a JSON request to the server with filters, etc. Thanks for the help! -cheers, Manish ---
**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:** [January 27, 2012, 6:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/searching-via-querystring-parameters-with-filters-conditions/6518/2 "2012-01-27T06:13:00Z")
Try something like q:John%20+documentType:Employee If it doesn't work, replace + by a %xx value HTH David 😉 @dadoonet Le 27 janv. 2012 à 06:08, Manish Pandit [pandit.manish@gmail.com](mailto:pandit.manish@gmail.com) a écrit : > Is it possible to filter search results using the query string > parameters? For example, I want to search with any document that > matches "John" but only want to retrieve the type "Employee". The > documents have a field called documentType that can be, lets say, > "Employee", "Employer", "Contractor". > > This works great : [http://localhost:9200/persons/person?q:John](http://localhost:9200/persons/person?q:John) > > But this doesnt: > > [http://localhost:9200/persons/person?q:John&documentType:Employee](http://localhost:9200/persons/person?q:John&documentType:Employee). > > This clearly has a code smell to it so I am sure I am doing something > wrong, but wanted to check with this group if this is even possible > without sending a JSON request to the server with filters, etc. > > Thanks for the help! > > -cheers, > Manish ---
**Author:** ![Manish\_Pandit](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/manish_pandit/32/3000_2.png) [@Manish\_Pandit](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Manish_Pandit)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2012, 6:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/searching-via-querystring-parameters-with-filters-conditions/6518/3 "2012-01-27T06:31:20Z")
Hi David - It worked - passing it on to my search team where they can validate my quick check further. Thanks again! -cheers, Manish On Jan 26, 10:13 pm, David Pilato [da...@pilato.fr](mailto:da...@pilato.fr) wrote: > Try something like q:John%20+documentType:Employee > > If it doesn't work, replace + by a %xx value > > HTH > David 😉 > @dadoonet > > Le 27 janv. 2012 à 06:08, Manish Pandit [pandit.man...@gmail.com](mailto:pandit.man...@gmail.com) a écrit : > > > Is it possible to filter search results using the query string > > parameters? For example, I want to search with any document that > > matches "John" but only want to retrieve the type "Employee". The > > documents have a field called documentType that can be, lets say, > > "Employee", "Employer", "Contractor". > > > This works great :[http://localhost:9200/persons/person?q:John](http://localhost:9200/persons/person?q:John) > > > But this doesnt: > > > [http://localhost:9200/persons/person?q:John&documentType:Employee](http://localhost:9200/persons/person?q:John&documentType:Employee). > > > This clearly has a code smell to it so I am sure I am doing something > > wrong, but wanted to check with this group if this is even possible > > without sending a JSON request to the server with filters, etc. > > > Thanks for the help! > > > -cheers, > > Manish ---
**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:** [January 27, 2012, 6:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/searching-via-querystring-parameters-with-filters-conditions/6518/4 "2012-01-27T06:54:56Z")
Nice ! BTW, you can play with metadata : +\_type:myestype You can use also minus symbol : -\_type:myestype Have a look at the Lucene query doc. There's so many very useful other combination. David 😉 @dadoonet Le 27 janv. 2012 à 07:31, Manish Pandit [pandit.manish@gmail.com](mailto:pandit.manish@gmail.com) a écrit : > Hi David - It worked - passing it on to my search team where they can > validate my quick check further. > > Thanks again! > > -cheers, > Manish > > On Jan 26, 10:13 pm, David Pilato [da...@pilato.fr](mailto:da...@pilato.fr) wrote: > > > Try something like q:John%20+documentType:Employee > > > > If it doesn't work, replace + by a %xx value > > > > HTH > > David 😉 > > @dadoonet > > > > Le 27 janv. 2012 à 06:08, Manish Pandit [pandit.man...@gmail.com](mailto:pandit.man...@gmail.com) a écrit : > > > > > Is it possible to filter search results using the query string > > > parameters? For example, I want to search with any document that > > > matches "John" but only want to retrieve the type "Employee". The > > > documents have a field called documentType that can be, lets say, > > > "Employee", "Employer", "Contractor". > > > > > This works great :[http://localhost:9200/persons/person?q:John](http://localhost:9200/persons/person?q:John) > > > > > But this doesnt: > > > > > [http://localhost:9200/persons/person?q:John&documentType:Employee](http://localhost:9200/persons/person?q:John&documentType:Employee). > > > > > This clearly has a code smell to it so I am sure I am doing something > > > wrong, but wanted to check with this group if this is even possible > > > without sending a JSON request to the server with filters, etc. > > > > > Thanks for the help! > > > > > -cheers, > > > Manish ---
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