# Excluding fields (Prisma ORM v7) (/docs/orm/v7/prisma-client/queries/excluding-fields)

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Learn how to exclude fields from Prisma Client results with the omit option.

Location: ORM > v7 > Prisma Client > Queries > Excluding fields

Use `omit` when you want Prisma Client to return the normal result shape except for a few specific fields.

## Omit a field for one query [#omit-a-field-for-one-query]

```ts
const user = await prisma.user.findUnique({
  where: { id: 1 },
  omit: {
    password: true,
  },
});
```

## Omit fields globally [#omit-fields-globally]

You can also configure `omit` on the client itself:

```ts
const prisma = new PrismaClient({
  omit: {
    user: {
      password: true,
    },
  },
});
```

## When to use omit vs select [#when-to-use-omit-vs-select]

* Use [`select`](https://www.prisma.io/docs/orm/v7/prisma-client/queries/select-fields) when you want to return only a small subset of fields.
* Use `omit` when the default result is mostly correct and you only want to remove a few sensitive or noisy fields.

## Related pages [#related-pages]

* [Select fields](https://www.prisma.io/docs/orm/v7/prisma-client/queries/select-fields)
* [Prisma Client API reference](https://www.prisma.io/docs/orm/v7/reference/prisma-client-reference#omit)

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