# Disable routing only for specific queries **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [February 24, 2015, 2:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/disable-routing-only-for-specific-queries/22355 "2015-02-24T14:00:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mauricio\_Linhares\_2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mauricio_linhares_2/32/880_2.png) [@Mauricio\_Linhares\_2](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mauricio_Linhares_2)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2015, 2:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/disable-routing-only-for-specific-queries/22355/1 "2015-02-24T14:00:22Z")
Hello everyone, I have a mapping where I defined a routing value and made it required. This is all good, as I want all queries to define it, but now I have the need to run a couple general queries at the whole index (I don´t want to provide a routing, I want it to search across all documents everywhere), is there a way for me to disable routing only for these special queries or do I have to disable routing completely? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/97a499e9-f514-423f-ba34-c0e8c516e701%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/97a499e9-f514-423f-ba34-c0e8c516e701%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**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:** [February 24, 2015, 8:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/disable-routing-only-for-specific-queries/22355/2 "2015-02-24T20:19:02Z")
If you do not use a routing value your query will search all shards by default. On 25 February 2015 at 01:00, Maurício Linhares \<[linhares.mauricio@gmail.com](mailto:linhares.mauricio@gmail.com) > wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I have a mapping where I defined a routing value and made it required. > This is all good, as I want all queries to define it, but now I have the > need to run a couple general queries at the whole index (I don´t want to > provide a routing, I want it to search across all documents everywhere), is > there a way for me to disable routing only for these special queries or do > I have to disable routing completely? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "elasticsearch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > To view this discussion on the web visit > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/97a499e9-f514-423f-ba34-c0e8c516e701%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/97a499e9-f514-423f-ba34-c0e8c516e701%40googlegroups.com) > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/97a499e9-f514-423f-ba34-c0e8c516e701%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/97a499e9-f514-423f-ba34-c0e8c516e701%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > . > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEYi1X\_A%2B-Qu%3DU%3D\_4v3KunOP9%3D%3DxXLQYLXHe45fCGzh2E0v21Q%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEYi1X_A%2B-Qu%3DU%3D_4v3KunOP9%3D%3DxXLQYLXHe45fCGzh2E0v21Q%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 12:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/disable-routing-only-for-specific-queries/22355/3 "2017-07-06T00:30:26Z")