# TTL for nested objects **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [July 21, 2013, 1:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ttl-for-nested-objects/12874 "2013-07-21T13:15:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![oreno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/b4bc9f/32.png) [@oreno](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/oreno)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2013, 1:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ttl-for-nested-objects/12874/1 "2013-07-21T13:15:04Z")
Hi, Does anyone know if there's an option to declare TTL time for nested objects? Meaning that the nested object will be deleted, but the parent doc will still remain. Thanks in advanced, oren ---
**Author:** ![mvg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mvg/32/98890_2.png) [@mvg](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mvg)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 9:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ttl-for-nested-objects/12874/2 "2013-07-22T09:57:55Z")
No, this isn't possible at the moment. A TTL can only be specified for the complete document, but not for parts of a document. Even though a nested inner object is an individual Lucene document under the hood, it is still part of the whole (root) document and it is tightly coupled to that. If a ttl for you nested objects is important, perhaps you can use the parent / child support or the Terms filter's terms lookup support instead of the nested support. On 21 July 2013 15:15, oreno [oreno@exelate.com](mailto:oreno@exelate.com) wrote: > Hi, > Does anyone know if there's an option to declare TTL time for nested > objects? > Meaning that the nested object will be deleted, but the parent doc will > still remain. > > Thanks in advanced, > > oren > > -- > View this message in context: > [http://elasticsearch-users.115913.n3.nabble.com/TTL-for-nested-objects-tp4038426.html](http://elasticsearch-users.115913.n3.nabble.com/TTL-for-nested-objects-tp4038426.html) > Sent from the Elasticsearch Users mailing list archive at [Nabble.com](http://Nabble.com). > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "elasticsearch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). -- Met vriendelijke groet, Martijn van Groningen -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 2:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ttl-for-nested-objects/12874/3 "2017-07-06T02:25:14Z")
Closed on July 6, 2017, 2:25am UTC