[[query-dsl-match-query-phrase]]
=== Match phrase query
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<titleabbrev>Match phrase</titleabbrev>
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The `match_phrase` query analyzes the text and creates a `phrase` query
out of the analyzed text. For example:

[source,console]
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GET /_search
{
  "query": {
    "match_phrase": {
      "message": "this is a test"
    }
  }
}
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[[match-phrase-field-params]]
==== Parameters for `<field>`
`query`::
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--
(Required) Text, number, boolean value or date you wish to find in the provided
`<field>`.
--

`analyzer`::
(Optional, string) <<analysis,Analyzer>> used to convert the text in the `query`
value into tokens. Defaults to the <<specify-index-time-analyzer,index-time
analyzer>> mapped for the `<field>`. If no analyzer is mapped, the index's
default analyzer is used.

`slop`::
(Optional, integer) Maximum number of positions allowed between matching tokens.
Defaults to `0`. Transposed terms have a slop of `2`.

`zero_terms_query`::
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--
(Optional, string) Indicates whether no documents are returned if the `analyzer`
removes all tokens, such as when using a `stop` filter. Valid values are:

 `none` (Default)::
No documents are returned if the `analyzer` removes all tokens.

 `all`::
Returns all documents, similar to a <<query-dsl-match-all-query,`match_all`>>
query.
--

A phrase query matches terms up to a configurable `slop`
(which defaults to 0) in any order. Transposed terms have a slop of 2.

[[query-dsl-match-query-phrase-analyzer]]
===== Analyzer in the match phrase query

The `analyzer` can be set to control which analyzer will perform the
analysis process on the text. It defaults to the field explicit mapping
definition, or the default search analyzer, for example:

[source,console]
--------------------------------------------------
GET /_search
{
  "query": {
    "match_phrase": {
      "message": {
        "query": "this is a test",
        "analyzer": "my_analyzer"
      }
    }
  }
}
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