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fda-missing-values.md•1.13 kB
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**Source:** https://open.fda.gov/apis/missing-values/
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## Missing (or not missing) values
* `_missing_`: `search` modifier that matches when a field has no value (is empty).
* `_exists_`: `search` modifier that matches when a field has a value (is not empty).
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**Example query**
### Data is missing from a field
This query looks in the `drug/event` endpoint for records that are missing a company number, meaning that the report was submitted directly by a member of the public and not through a drug manufacturer.
1. Search for records where the field `companynumb` is missing or empty
https://api.fda.gov/drug/event.json?search=_missing_:companynumb&limit=1Run query __
**Example query**
### Data in a field is present, regardless of the value
This query looks in the `drug/event` endpoint for records that have a company number, meaning that the report was submitted through a drug manufacturer.
1. Search for records where the field `companynumb` has data in it
https://api.fda.gov/drug/event.json?search=_exists_:companynumb&limit=1Run query