---
title: not_like
description: Filter to return stories with a field value not matching any of the provided patterns.
url: https://storyblok.com/docs/api/content-delivery/v2/filter-queries/operation-not-like
---

# not\_like

Filter stories by checking if a field value does **not** match the provided value. It is possible to use `*` as a wildcard selector.

## Examples Use Cases

`filter_query[headline][not_like]=Mars*`  
Returns all stories whose headline does **not** start with the word “Mars”

`filter_query[headline][not_like]=*Mysteries*`  
Returns all stories whose headline does **not** contain the word “Mysteries”

## Example Request and Response

The following example demonstrates how to receive all stories whose headline does **not** contain the word “Mysteries” using the `not_like` operation.

-   cURL
    
    ```shellscript
    curl "https://api.storyblok.com/v2/cdn/stories/\
    ?filter_query%5Bheadline%5D%5Bnot_like%5D=*Mysteries*\
    &token=ask9soUkv02QqbZgmZdeDAtt"
    ```
    
-   JS
    
    ```javascript
    // storyblok-js-client@>=7, node@>=18
    import Storyblok from "storyblok-js-client";
    
    const storyblok = new Storyblok({
      accessToken: "krcV6QGxWORpYLUWt12xKQtt",
    });
    
    try {
      const response = await storyblok.get('cdn/stories/', {
        "filter_query[headline][not_like]": "*Mysteries*"
      })
      console.log({ response })
    } catch (error) {
      console.log(error)
    }
    ```
    
-   PHP
    
    ```php
    $client = new \Storyblok\Client('YOUR_STORYBLOK_SPACE_ACCESS_TOKEN');
    
    $client->getStories([
      "filter_query[headline][not_like]" => "*Mysteries*"
    ])->getBody();
    ```
    
-   Java
    
    ```java
    HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://api.storyblok.com/v2/cdn/stories/?filter_query%5Bheadline%5D%5Bnot_like%5D=*Mysteries*&token=ask9soUkv02QqbZgmZdeDAtt")
      .asString();
    ```
    
-   C#
    
    ```csharp
    var client = new RestClient("https://api.storyblok.com/v2/cdn/stories/?filter_query%5Bheadline%5D%5Bnot_like%5D=*Mysteries*&token=ask9soUkv02QqbZgmZdeDAtt");
    var request = new RestRequest(Method.GET);
    
    IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
    ```
    
-   Python
    
    ```python
    import requests
    
    url = "https://api.storyblok.com/v2/cdn/stories/"
    
    querystring = {"filter_query[headline][not_like]":"*Mysteries*","token":"ask9soUkv02QqbZgmZdeDAtt"}
    
    payload = ""
    headers = {}
    
    response = requests.request("GET", url, data=payload, headers=headers, params=querystring)
    
    print(response.text)
    ```
    
-   Ruby
    
    ```ruby
    require 'storyblok'
    client = Storyblok::Client.new(token: 'YOUR_TOKEN')
    
    client.stories({:params => {
      "filter_query[headline][not_like]" => "*Mysteries*"
    }})
    ```
    
-   Swift
    
    ```swift
    let storyblok = URLSession(storyblok: .cdn(accessToken: "ask9soUkv02QqbZgmZdeDAtt"))
    var request = URLRequest(storyblok: storyblok, path: "stories/")
    request.url!.append(queryItems: [
        URLQueryItem(name: "filter_query[headline][not_like]", value: "*Mysteries*")
    ])
    let (data, _) = try await storyblok.data(for: request)
    print(try JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data))
    ```
    
-   Kotlin
    
    ```kotlin
    val client = HttpClient {
        install(Storyblok(CDN)) {
            accessToken = "ask9soUkv02QqbZgmZdeDAtt"
        }
    }
    
    val response = client.get("stories/") {
        url {
            parameters.append("filter_query[headline][not_like]", "*Mysteries*")
        }
    }
    
    println(response.body<JsonElement>())
    ```

Response

```json
{
  "stories": [
    {
      "name": "Earth's Symphony: Navigating the Wonders and Challenges of Our Blue Oasis",
      "created_at": "2024-02-16T14:22:09.108Z",
      "published_at": "2024-03-07T15:14:33.277Z",
      "id": 444996765,
      "uuid": "660452d2-1a68-4493-b5b6-2f03b6fa722b",
      "content": {
        "_uid": "6bdf037c-f713-415c-a26a-8a9cfc926c85",
        "image": {
          "id": 14114772,
          "alt": "",
          "name": "",
          "focus": "",
          "title": "",
          "source": "",
          "filename": "https://a.storyblok.com/f/276232/2560x1946/ee938cf736/earth.jpg",
          "copyright": "",
          "fieldtype": "asset",
          "meta_data": {},
          "is_private": "",
          "is_external_url": false
        },
        "author": "e7307a9e-a3c5-47ad-8f6c-a1a36fe528e2",
        "topics": ["solar-system"],
        "content": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.",
        "headline": "Earth's Symphony: Navigating the Wonders and Challenges of Our Blue Oasis",
        "component": "article",
        "scheduled": "",
        "categories": ["45d968b6-5790-4fbb-aa41-5781b8edde51", "d8e48716-0ecf-4059-b568-343bf54e4128"],
        "highlighted": false
      },
      "slug": "earths-symphony-navigating-wonders-challenges-blue-oasis",
      "full_slug": "articles/earths-symphony-navigating-wonders-challenges-blue-oasis",
      "sort_by_date": null,
      "position": 0,
      "tag_list": [],
      "is_startpage": false,
      "parent_id": 444991588,
      "meta_data": null,
      "group_id": "8d99d18d-5c97-42cd-a646-51e0c553f26a",
      "first_published_at": "2024-02-16T14:30:11.990Z",
      "release_id": null,
      "lang": "default",
      "path": null,
      "alternates": [],
      "default_full_slug": null,
      "translated_slugs": null
    }
  ],
  "cv": 1709827198,
  "rels": [],
  "links": []
}
```

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