# Limit search fields in duplicate search **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [April 4, 2025, 8:06pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/limit-search-fields-in-duplicate-search/58501 "2025-04-04T20:06:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![emanuel19861](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e5b9ba/32.png) [@emanuel19861](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/emanuel19861)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2025, 8:06pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/limit-search-fields-in-duplicate-search/58501/1 "2025-04-04T20:06:55Z")
Is there any way to limit the list of fields available when search for duplicates? ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/3X/1/1/1174508c137c0d026c8abfd5a4b9a11ca11a7625.png) Or perhaps create custom duplicate searches that only look for duplicates in specific fields? The image occlusion itself adds 4 mandatory extra fields. So even having a few notes of this type means that their fields are forever going to clutter the list and never ever be used. Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![Danika\_Dakika](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/danika_dakika/32/17815_2.png) [@Danika\_Dakika](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Danika_Dakika)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2025, 4:02am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/limit-search-fields-in-duplicate-search/58501/2 "2025-04-05T04:02:24Z")
There isn’t. That will always show as many fields as you have in your note types. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/1X/8f1279ababc5879d54e4838989f606cfe55af8c7.jpeg) [@system](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2025, 4:02am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/limit-search-fields-in-duplicate-search/58501/3 "2025-05-05T04:02:36Z")
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