Should Query
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What is Should Query?
The should query is a boolean query that returns documents matching one or more of its sub-queries. It increases the relevance score for each matching clause, but doesn't require any clauses to match for a document to be included in the results. If no other boolean queries like must or filter are present, at least one should clause must match.
Free resources to learn Should Query
- Official docsBoolean query
- ArticleElasticsearch Query Bool
- ArticleElasticsearch Bool Query - Syntax, Example, and Tips
- VideoBoolean Query in Elasticsearch | Bool, Filter, Must, Must Not, Should, DSL | ES7 for Beginners #4.3
- VideoElasticsearch Bool Query (Should & Filter Clauses) - S1E14: Mini Beginner's Crash Course
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Should Query: common questions
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Is this Should Query tutorial for beginners?
It is lesson 69 of 113 in the free Elasticsearch roadmap, in stage 6, How Search Works. If you are new to Elasticsearch, start from stage 1 and come back here in order; if you already know the earlier stages, this lesson stands on its own.