# Watcher with field query error

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/watcher-with-field-query-error/252059>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** elastic-stack-monitoring, elastic-stack-alerting\
**Created:** [October 14, 2020, 2:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/watcher-with-field-query-error/252059 "2020-10-14T14:34:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![Juan\_David\_Jaramillo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/juan_david_jaramillo/32/76831_2.png) [@Juan\_David\_Jaramillo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Juan_David_Jaramillo)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2020, 2:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/watcher-with-field-query-error/252059/1 "2020-10-14T14:34:09Z")

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**hello, I have a problem with a watcher, I need to find a field and is equal to the value I specify, but I get that is an unknown field and I need the "monitor.name.keyword" is equal to "01-1-CAV30328203-DATOS-PPAL-2.7G-99.98" but I get error, I do not know if the condition or something, please help. here I leave the code.**

```auto
{
  "trigger": {
    "schedule": {
      "interval": "1h"
    }
  },
  "input": {
    "search": {
      "request": {
        "search_type": "query_then_fetch",
        "indices": [
          "agenteallot*"
        ],
        "rest_total_hits_as_int": true,
        "body": {
          "size": 0,
          "query": {
            "bool": {
              "filter": {
                "range": {
                  "@timestamp": {
                    "gte": "{{ctx.trigger.scheduled_time}}||-5m",
                    "lte": "{{ctx.trigger.scheduled_time}}",
                    "format": "strict_date_optional_time||basic_time_no_millis"
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "aggs": {
            "bucketAgg": {
            "query":{
                "bool":{"filter":{
                    "term":{
                        "monitor.name.keyword": "01-1-CAV30328203-DATOS-PPAL-2.7G-99.98"
                    }
                
                }
                }
              },
              "aggs": {
                "metricAgg": {
                  "max": {
                    "field": "summary.up"
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "condition": {
    "script": {
      "source": "ArrayList arr = ctx.payload.aggregations.bucketAgg.buckets; for (int i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) { if (arr[i]['metricAgg'].value >= params.threshold) { return true; } } return false;",
      "lang": "painless",
      "params": {
        "threshold": 0.8
      }
    }
  },
  "actions": {
    "email_1": {
      "email": {
        "profile": "standard",
        "attach_data": {
          "format": "yaml"
        },
        "to": [
          "juan.jaramillo@megadvantage.com",
          "victor.vera@megadvantage.com"
        ],
        "subject": "{{ctx.metadata.name}} {{ctx.payload.results}}",
        "body": {
          "text": """Buen dia, Adjunto registro del reporte.

 ⚠️ALERTA NODO!!! El siguiente enlace perdió la conexión. 

 Estado: Down🔴 

 Nombre del Enlace: {{ctx.payload.results}} 

 🕧Hora: {{ctx.execution_time}} {{ctx.result.execution_time}}

 Área: Networking 

 🔔Mensaje Alerta: El enlace ha dejado de responder. Responder correo a telecomunicaciones@udistrital.edu.co 

 Ingrese aquí para más información: https://72dfe17217744236af40cc31b704a664.us-central1.gcp.cloud.es.io:9243/s/distrital/app/uptime#"""
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "transform": {
    "script": {
      "source": "HashMap result = new HashMap(); ArrayList arr = ctx.payload.aggregations.bucketAgg.buckets; ArrayList filteredHits = new ArrayList(); for (int i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) { HashMap filteredHit = new HashMap(); filteredHit.key = arr[i].key; filteredHit.value = arr[i]['metricAgg'].value; if (filteredHit.value >= params.threshold) { filteredHits.add(filteredHit); } } result.results = filteredHits; return result;",
      "lang": "painless",
      "params": {
        "threshold": 0.8
      }
    }
  }
}

```

**this is the error**...

 ![Screenshot 2020-10-14 093029](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/7/6/766c74d5d34cb90b1105c3786f32cdbfababcc7a.png)

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**Author:** ![spinscale](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/spinscale/32/25011_2.png) [@spinscale](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/spinscale)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 1:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/watcher-with-field-query-error/252059/2 "2020-10-16T13:59:52Z")

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In order to be sure that your query is valid, you should try it outside of watcher first. It looks to me as if your aggregation definition is wrong.

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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:** [November 13, 2020, 1:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/watcher-with-field-query-error/252059/3 "2020-11-13T13:59:54Z")

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