.. _es-guide-reference-query-dsl-span-first-query:

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Span First Query
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Matches spans near the beginning of a field. The span first query maps to Lucene **SpanFirstQuery**. Here is an example:


.. code-block:: js


    {
        "span_first" : {
            "match" : {
                "span_term" : { "user" : "kimchy" }
            },
            "end" : 3
        }
    }    


The **match** clause can be any other span type query. The **end** controls the maximum end position permitted in a match.