# Combine two queries in one

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/combine-two-queries-in-one/206020>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [October 31, 2019, 10:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/combine-two-queries-in-one/206020 "2019-10-31T10:24:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![DesireeNordlund](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/desireenordlund/32/56925_2.png) [@DesireeNordlund](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DesireeNordlund)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2019, 10:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/combine-two-queries-in-one/206020/1 "2019-10-31T10:24:36Z")

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I have a search field where the user can enter words to search for in a bunch of fields. I use a MultiMatchQuery and it works nicely.

But, there as an access issue to it. Besides from the search I do today, I would like to check if a string exists within a field too.

So, user John has access 345 and searches for "apple". Then I want him to get hit on every document with the word "apple" (as it functions today) but only if "345" is within an access-field for each document.

How do I construct this?

Today I have:

> Query = new MultiMatchQuery  
> {  
> Query = searchString,  
> Fields = new Field("discussion.comment.title", weightTitle).And("discussion.comment.descp", weightDescp).And("discussion.createdbypersonalias", weightAuthor)  
> .And("discussionAttachment.filecontent", WeightAttachment),  
> Type = TextQueryType.CrossFields,  
> },

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**Author:** ![spinscale](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/spinscale/32/25011_2.png) [@spinscale](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/spinscale)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2019, 12:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/combine-two-queries-in-one/206020/2 "2019-10-31T12:48:39Z")

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Hey,

take a look at the [bool query](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.4/query-dsl-bool-query.html), that allows you to have several sub queries, like the multi match query in the `must` part and a 345 query in the `filter` part.

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**Author:** ![DesireeNordlund](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/desireenordlund/32/56925_2.png) [@DesireeNordlund](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DesireeNordlund)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2019, 1:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/combine-two-queries-in-one/206020/3 "2019-10-31T13:27:58Z")

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That sounds as exactly what I need. Thank you very much for your quick reply.

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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:** [November 28, 2019, 1:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/combine-two-queries-in-one/206020/4 "2019-11-28T13:28:00Z")

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