# Nested query: nested clause at pos 0: invalid search term, only stopwords provided

**URL:** <https://forum.weaviate.io/t/nested-query-nested-clause-at-pos-0-invalid-search-term-only-stopwords-provided/2687>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [June 12, 2024, 7:59am UTC](https://forum.weaviate.io/t/nested-query-nested-clause-at-pos-0-invalid-search-term-only-stopwords-provided/2687 "2024-06-12T07:59:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Frank\_Gao](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.weaviate.io/frank_gao/32/1730_2.png) [@Frank\_Gao](https://forum.weaviate.io/u/Frank_Gao)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 7:59am UTC](https://forum.weaviate.io/t/nested-query-nested-clause-at-pos-0-invalid-search-term-only-stopwords-provided/2687/1 "2024-06-12T07:59:35Z")

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### Description

I am trying to use the filter but it only works with “like”  
Anytime I try to use .equal(“str\_vaule”) or .cotains\_any(list of str) it throws an error

```auto
ValueError: Error during query: Query call with protocol GRPC search failed with message explorer: get class: vector search: object vector search at index case: shard case_RMGckn2YQH3V: build inverted filter allow list: nested query: nested clause at pos 0: invalid search term, only stopwords provided. Stopwords can be configured in class.invertedIndexConfig.stopwords.

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### Server Setup Information

- Weaviate Server Version: 1.25.2
- Deployment Method: docker
- Multi Node? Number of Running Nodes: 1
- Client Language and Version: Chinese
- Multitenancy?: no

### Any additional Information

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**Author:** ![DudaNogueira](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.weaviate.io/dudanogueira/32/7846_2.png) [@DudaNogueira](https://forum.weaviate.io/u/DudaNogueira)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.weaviate.io/t/nested-query-nested-clause-at-pos-0-invalid-search-term-only-stopwords-provided/2687/2 "2024-06-12T17:46:12Z")

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Hi Frank!

Can you give a reproducible code?

That would help get some context on this issue.

Thanks!