# Use the same query return different hits total
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-the-same-query-return-different-hits-total/128330
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [April 17, 2018, 9:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-the-same-query-return-different-hits-total/128330 "2018-04-17T09:44:54Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@Aleishus](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Aleishus)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2018, 9:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-the-same-query-return-different-hits-total/128330/1 "2018-04-17T09:44:55Z")
Hi：
I use a very simple query to search a index which is last day and has no documents income. but I got
a different hits total , I don't know why?
The query:
```auto
GET app-wechat-2018.04.16/_search?preference=_primary
{
"query": {
"match": {
"message": "maidian"
}
}
}
```
one result:
```auto
{
"took": 76,
"timed_out": false,
"_shards": {
"total": 5,
"successful": 5,
"failed": 0
},
"hits": {
"total": 29579,
"max_score": 4.108034,
"hits": [
{
"_index": "app-wechat-2018.04.16",
"_type": "app",
"_id": "AWLLw-xdv1eGfmvVhTgH",
"_score": 4.108034,
"_source": {
"log_type": "app",
"@timestamp": "2018-04-16T00:03:21.263Z",
"ip": "10.125.70.26",
"beat": {},
"@version": "1",
"name": "wechat",
"source": "/home/finance/Logs/wechat.msxf.lo/log-2018-04-16.log",
"tag": "log-2018-04-16",
"message": """2018-04-16 08:03:21.007 [INFO] dateFileLog - {"maidian":"maidianp","usr_id":"6033147","union_id":"133a72633f884c74950be71f820f6d8b","open_id":"o9NCRv2Svm1PUxenZ8EunVB-9HNQ","appl_termn":"WeChat","appl_no":"870682478958874632","prod_cd":"1101","page_id":"htsb","last_page_id":"yxzl","next_page_id":"szmm","entr_tm":"2018-04-16 08:03:20.998","leave_tm":"","usr_reg_tm":"","partner_type":"","partner_ver":"","app_chan":"","app_pkg":"","os_ver":"","device_uniq_id":"","device_md":"","device_gps":"","device_ip":""}""",
"type": "app"
}
},
{
...
```
another result:
```auto
{
"took": 3,
"timed_out": false,
"_shards": {
"total": 5,
"successful": 5,
"failed": 0
},
"hits": {
"total": 29582,
"max_score": 4.1081295,
"hits": [
{
"_index": "app-wechat-2018.04.16",
"_type": "app",
"_id": "AWLLw-xdv1eGfmvVhTgH",
"_score": 4.1081295,
"_source": {
"log_type": "app",
"@timestamp": "2018-04-16T00:03:21.263Z",
"ip": "10.125.70.26",
"beat": {},
"@version": "1",
"name": "wechat",
"source": "/home/finance/Logs/wechat.msxf.lo/log-2018-04-16.log",
"tag": "log-2018-04-16",
"message": """2018-04-16 08:03:21.007 [INFO] dateFileLog - {"maidian":"maidianp","usr_id":"6033147","union_id":"133a72633f884c74950be71f820f6d8b","open_id":"o9NCRv2Svm1PUxenZ8EunVB-9HNQ","appl_termn":"WeChat","appl_no":"870682478958874632","prod_cd":"1101","page_id":"htsb","last_page_id":"yxzl","next_page_id":"szmm","entr_tm":"2018-04-16 08:03:20.998","leave_tm":"","usr_reg_tm":"","partner_type":"","partner_ver":"","app_chan":"","app_pkg":"","os_ver":"","device_uniq_id":"","device_md":"","device_gps":"","device_ip":""}""",
"type": "app"
}
},
```
---
### Author:  [@spinscale](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/spinscale)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2018, 6:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-the-same-query-return-different-hits-total/128330/2 "2018-04-18T06:38:22Z")
Does the count change when you keep the preference on `_primary`? Or does it change as soon as you dont specify any preference.
What Elasticsearch version is this?
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### Author:  [@Aleishus](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Aleishus)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2018, 6:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-the-same-query-return-different-hits-total/128330/3 "2018-04-19T06:22:41Z")
Yes I keep it on _\_primary_ ,it will change, my ES version is 5.5.2, Can you tell me some reasons that will cause this problem so I can check my cluster！
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### Author:  [@spinscale](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/spinscale)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2018, 7:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-the-same-query-return-different-hits-total/128330/4 "2018-04-19T07:49:23Z")
I dont have a concrete idea yet why this can happen. Interestingly enough the scores are also different. When you add `explain: true` to your queries, you can see why the scores are different, maybe this uncovers a few more information.
I also assume, that you have a stable cluster where no allocations are happening?
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2018, 7:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-the-same-query-return-different-hits-total/128330/5 "2018-05-17T07:49:25Z")
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