# Create watcher using index pattern

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-watcher-using-index-pattern/267478>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** elastic-stack-alerting\
**Created:** [March 17, 2021, 10:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-watcher-using-index-pattern/267478 "2021-03-17T10:57:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![lstoneir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9bd4f/32.png) [@lstoneir](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/lstoneir)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2021, 10:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-watcher-using-index-pattern/267478/1 "2021-03-17T10:57:24Z")

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I have 2 indices (xx-001 and xx-002), and an index pattern xx-\*

can i create watcher for xx-\*? how?

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**Author:** ![lstoneir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9bd4f/32.png) [@lstoneir](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/lstoneir)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2021, 11:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-watcher-using-index-pattern/267478/2 "2021-04-07T11:13:06Z")

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any solution ?!?!

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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:** [May 5, 2021, 11:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-watcher-using-index-pattern/267478/3 "2021-05-05T11:13:34Z")

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