[[query-dsl-type-filter]]
=== Type Filter

Filters documents matching the provided document / mapping type. Note,
this filter can work even when the `_type` field is not indexed (using
the <<mapping-uid-field,_uid>> field).

[source,js]
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{
    "type" : {
        "value" : "my_type"
    }
}    
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