Match query

Match query #

Returns documents that match a provided text, number, date or boolean value. The provided text is analyzed before matching — this is the primary full-text query.

Inside a nested query: supported — the text is matched per array element.

How it works #

The engine resolves the analyzer first — the analyzer parameter when given, else the field’s search analyzer, else the built-in standard analyzer — and runs it over the query text. Each resulting token becomes one term clause: