# Difference between "and" filter bool filter with only must clauses
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/difference-between-and-filter-bool-filter-with-only-must-clauses/12316
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [June 7, 2013, 10:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/difference-between-and-filter-bool-filter-with-only-must-clauses/12316 "2013-06-07T10:23:41Z")
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### Author:  [@q42jaap](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/q42jaap)
#### Post date: [June 7, 2013, 10:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/difference-between-and-filter-bool-filter-with-only-must-clauses/12316/1 "2013-06-07T10:23:41Z")
Is there a difference between the "and" filter and a bool filter with only
must clauses?
Jaap
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### Author:  [@q42jaap](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/q42jaap)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2013, 1:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/difference-between-and-filter-bool-filter-with-only-must-clauses/12316/2 "2013-06-10T13:26:26Z")
I should probably read:
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On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 12:23 PM, Jaap Taal [jaap@q42.nl](mailto:jaap@q42.nl) wrote:
> Is there a difference between the "and" filter and a bool filter with only
> must clauses?
>
> Jaap
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2017, 2:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/difference-between-and-filter-bool-filter-with-only-must-clauses/12316/3 "2017-07-06T02:32:01Z")