Search Query Understanding--What am I missing here?

[rumahat (Rupak Mahat)]

I am having some trouble with search query.
Suppose I have a payload like this.

[
    {
        "alias": "helloearth",
        "emailAddress": "[email protected]",
        "isManager": false,
        "lastRefresh": "2023-10-10",
        "managerRef": {
            "type": "IDENTITY",
            "id": "1010101010101010",
            "name": "[email protected]"
        },
        "lifecycleState": {
            "stateName": "active",
            "manuallyUpdated": false
        },
        "processingState": null,
        "identityStatus": "UNREGISTERED",
        "attributes": {
            "country": "USA",
            "firstname": "Hello",
            "city": "Dallas",
            
        },
        "id": "abc",
        "name": "Earth, Hello",
        "created": "2023-10-02",
        "modified": "2023-10-10"
    }
]

I am trying a search query to find all identities with managerRef not null. So, I am using this command in query. _exists_:managerRef . But, I am getting 0 results. Also, if I try, _exists_:managerRef.name, I am getting 0 results.
It works when I use the same query inside attributes. Such as _exists_:attributes.country pulls data and getting results. In other cases besides _exists_, I am getting null as well for those cases. But works if pulling value present inside attributes{}.
What am I missing here?
Any Idea?
I am following as per the documentation.

[mcheek (Mark Cheek)]

What API endpoint are you using? Please include an example of the API call you’re making. That would help us better understand what’s going on

[rumahat (Rupak Mahat)]

I am not using API. I am searching using query.

_exists_:managerRef.name

give 0 results.

_exists_:attributes.country

gives the search results.

[mcheek (Mark Cheek)]

Try

_exists_:manager.name

I am not using the API

The reason I asked is because the JSON payload you put in your original post is because that’s the response body you get from the /beta/identities API Endpoint

[KevinHarrington]

This one works for me:

_exists_:manager.id

And for what it’s worth:
There’s a sample search query for “Identities without Managers” in the “Suggested Searches” dropdown on the search screen: