# Disable query unless user specifies index and a field
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/disable-query-unless-user-specifies-index-and-a-field/22841
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [March 24, 2015, 2:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/disable-query-unless-user-specifies-index-and-a-field/22841 "2015-03-24T02:03:15Z")
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### Author:  [@Andy\_4](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Andy_4)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2015, 2:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/disable-query-unless-user-specifies-index-and-a-field/22841/1 "2015-03-24T02:03:15Z")
In my org, each team is creating ES index so the number of index grows very
quickly. Usually users are interested only in their 'product' data.
Currently, users execute query using Kibana w/o specifying index(it takes
\_all'). To force user to specify index, what are my options? At the same
time, i would like users to specify field as well so query performance
improves. Appreciate quick help since ES cluster comes down very frequently
because of 'bad' queries. Thank you!
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### Author:  [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2015, 4:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/disable-query-unless-user-specifies-index-and-a-field/22841/2 "2015-03-24T04:11:00Z")
You'll want aliases with a routing query here, but to get the full benefit
you'll have to reindex your data.
Sorry term, use aliases and consider setting up multiple KB instances.
On 24/03/2015 1:03 pm, "Andy" [abordia@gmail.com](mailto:abordia@gmail.com) wrote:
> In my org, each team is creating ES index so the number of index grows
> very quickly. Usually users are interested only in their 'product' data.
> Currently, users execute query using Kibana w/o specifying index(it takes
> \_all'). To force user to specify index, what are my options? At the same
> time, i would like users to specify field as well so query performance
> improves. Appreciate quick help since ES cluster comes down very frequently
> because of 'bad' queries. Thank you!
>
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### Author:  [@Andy\_4](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Andy_4)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2015, 4:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/disable-query-unless-user-specifies-index-and-a-field/22841/3 "2015-03-24T04:59:39Z")
Mark,
Very thanks for your answer. I am new to ES. Can i get implementation
instruction or detailed answer? Thanks,
Andy
On Monday, March 23, 2015 at 9:11:18 PM UTC-7, Mark Walkom wrote:
> You'll want aliases with a routing query here, but to get the full benefit
> you'll have to reindex your data.
>
> Sorry term, use aliases and consider setting up multiple KB instances.
> On 24/03/2015 1:03 pm, "Andy" \<[abo...@gmail.com](mailto:abo...@gmail.com) \\> wrote:
>
> > In my org, each team is creating ES index so the number of index grows
> > very quickly. Usually users are interested only in their 'product' data.
> > Currently, users execute query using Kibana w/o specifying index(it takes
> > \_all'). To force user to specify index, what are my options? At the same
> > time, i would like users to specify field as well so query performance
> > improves. Appreciate quick help since ES cluster comes down very frequently
> > because of 'bad' queries. Thank you!
> >
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2017, 12:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/disable-query-unless-user-specifies-index-and-a-field/22841/4 "2017-07-06T00:24:37Z")