# The new version of es "\_count" doesn't support post\_filter

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-new-version-of-es--count-doesnt-support-post-filter/91825>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [July 5, 2017, 3:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-new-version-of-es--count-doesnt-support-post-filter/91825 "2017-07-05T03:05:13Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 9:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-new-version-of-es--count-doesnt-support-post-filter/91825/5 "2017-07-05T09:02:50Z")

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> I just want the count, But now, I have to use \_search to get the count.

Hmm. Sounds like I was wrong. `_count` API still exists: [Count API | Elasticsearch Reference [5.4] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/5.4/search-count.html)

What has been removed is `search_type=count`: [Search and Query DSL changes | Elasticsearch Reference [5.4] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/5.4/breaking_50_search_changes.html#_literal_search_type_count_literal_removed)

I think it's perfectly to call `_search` with `size: 0`. It will behave like a count actually.

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