# What is the maximum text size that can be indexed as a single term?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-maximum-text-size-that-can-be-indexed-as-a-single-term/292697>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [December 22, 2021, 2:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-maximum-text-size-that-can-be-indexed-as-a-single-term/292697 "2021-12-22T14:24:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mark\_Harwood](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mark_harwood/32/10538_2.png) [@Mark\_Harwood](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mark_Harwood)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2021, 8:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-maximum-text-size-that-can-be-indexed-as-a-single-term/292697/7 "2021-12-22T20:35:29Z")

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[This blog](https://www.elastic.co/blog/find-strings-within-strings-faster-with-the-new-elasticsearch-wildcard-field) gives full details.

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