# Term Filter > More info about term filter is in the [official elasticsearch docs][1] Filters documents that have fields that contain a term. ## Simple example ```JSON { "filter" : { "term" : { "user" : "kimchy"} } } ``` And now the query via DSL: ```php $termFilter = new TermFilter('user', 'kimchy'); $search = new Search(); $search->addFilter($termFilter); $queryArray = $search->toArray(); ``` [1]: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/query-dsl-term-filter.html