# Exists Filter > More info about exists filter is in the [official elasticsearch docs][1] Returns documents that have at least one non-null value in the original field. ## Simple example ```JSON { "constant_score" : { "filter" : { "exists" : { "field" : "user" } } } } ``` And now the query via DSL: ```php $existsFilter = new ExistsFilter('user'); $constantScoreQuery = new ConstantScoreQuery($existsFilter); $search = new Search(); $search->addQuery($constantScoreQuery); $queryArray = $search->toArray(); ``` [1]: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/query-dsl-exists-filter.html