# Term Query > More info about term query is in the [official elasticsearch docs][1] The term query finds documents that contain the exact term specified in the inverted index. ## Simple example ```JSON { "term" : { "user" : "Kimchy" } } ``` In DSL: ```php $termQuery = new TermQuery('user', 'Kimchy'); $search = new Search(); $search->addQuery($termQuery); $queryArray = $search->toArray(); ``` [1]: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/query-dsl-term-query.html