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Discover how to filter nested arrays in Elasticsearch aggregations, ensuring only active entries are counted in your analysis.
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Unpacking Elasticsearch Aggregation Filters for Nested Arrays

Elasticsearch is a powerful search and analytics engine that allows users to perform complex aggregations on large quantities of data. If you're working with nested structures, like arrays, crafting the right aggregation queries can be challenging. In this guide, we'll explore a common issue: filtering out unwanted entries from your aggregations, particularly in nested arrays when dealing with conditions like active status.

The Problem: Filtering Nested Arrays

Imagine you have the following dataset:

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You want to aggregate this data based on the origin, and within each origin, you want to count how many people are actively traveling to each city. The challenge here lies in ensuring that cities where active is false are completely ignored in the aggregation.

Need for a Filter

Currently, the aggregation setup might yield results for cities that should ideally be excluded (like Berlin). This is due to the structure of the nested travel array, where at least one object may have active: true.

The Solution: Use a Nested Query Filter

Step-by-Step Implementation

To ensure that your aggregations only include active travel data, you can incorporate a filter at the query level instead of solely relying on the aggregation filter. This allows Elasticsearch to process a smaller set of data before it even reaches the aggregation stage, thus enhancing performance and accuracy.

Here's how you can restructure your Elasticsearch query:

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Breakdown of the Query

Query Filter:

The nested query checks if there’s at least one entry in the travel array where active is true. This drastically reduces the number of documents considered for aggregation.

Aggregations:

The terms aggregation for origin groups the results based on their origin field.

Next, a nested aggregation retrieves the travel entries relevant to each origin, counting only the cities present in those entries with active: true.

Expected Outcome

By implementing this nested query filter, your aggregation should yield results only for those cities where active travel entries exist, effectively eliminating any unwanted entries from your results.

Example Output

Your desired output should look something like this:

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Conclusion

Filtering nested arrays in Elasticsearch aggregations requires careful structuring of both your query and aggregation logic. By applying a nested query that filters out inactive travel records before aggregating, you can achieve clear, accurate insights into your data. This not only optimizes your queries but also leads to better data analysis results.

With this approach, you can ensure that your analytics only reflect the active engagements of your dataset—making your aggregations far more robust and meaningful.

Happy querying!