# Can i combine 2 query in one request and set size =10 for each of them

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-combine-2-query-in-one-request-and-set-size-10-for-each-of-them/50146
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [May 16, 2016, 5:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-combine-2-query-in-one-request-and-set-size-10-for-each-of-them/50146 "2016-05-16T17:58:49Z")
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### Author: ![eprst](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a6a055/32.png) [@eprst](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/eprst)
#### Post date: [May 16, 2016, 5:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-combine-2-query-in-one-request-and-set-size-10-for-each-of-them/50146/1 "2016-05-16T17:58:49Z")

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i need to regularly do a couple of queries together. some of the filters are the same but i need to return 10 or less result for every of them. can i combine them in single request? like set size paramter for every subquery?

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### Author: ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2016, 2:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-combine-2-query-in-one-request-and-set-size-10-for-each-of-them/50146/2 "2016-05-17T14:48:24Z")

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You can do that via the `_msearch` API - [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/2.3/search-multi-search.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/2.3/search-multi-search.html)

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### Author: ![eprst](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a6a055/32.png) [@eprst](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/eprst)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2016, 2:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-combine-2-query-in-one-request-and-set-size-10-for-each-of-them/50146/3 "2016-05-17T14:58:11Z")

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but then same filters will not be reused

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### Author: ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2017, 10:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-combine-2-query-in-one-request-and-set-size-10-for-each-of-them/50146/4 "2017-07-05T22:51:00Z")

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