# Shard hit count & miss count

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/shard-hit-count-miss-count/256896>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [November 27, 2020, 3:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/shard-hit-count-miss-count/256896 "2020-11-27T15:28:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![nyquillus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c77e96/32.png) [@nyquillus](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nyquillus)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2020, 3:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/shard-hit-count-miss-count/256896/1 "2020-11-27T15:28:45Z")

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Hi,  
I've got some instances where i see x hits and y misses on some of my shards. The only question on my mind is what is hit count and miss count. Could someone please explain this to me simply?  
Thanks in advance.

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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:** [December 25, 2020, 3:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/shard-hit-count-miss-count/256896/2 "2020-12-25T15:28:48Z")

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