# Elasticsearch plugin query wilcard

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-plugin-query-wilcard/94346>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [July 24, 2017, 2:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-plugin-query-wilcard/94346 "2017-07-24T14:34:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![RickT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3bc359/32.png) [@RickT](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/RickT)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 2:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-plugin-query-wilcard/94346/1 "2017-07-24T14:34:00Z")

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Hi  
i've a simple question :  
Is it possible to use wildcards in query of Elastic input plugin ?

Like this, for example :

input {  
elasticsearch {  
hosts =\> ["myhost"]  
index =\> "myindex"  
query =\> '{ "query": { "match": {"myfield":"good\*"} } }'  
}  
....

note : logstash 2.41

Sorry, but i don't find answer in this faq...  
Thanks in advance

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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2017, 7:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-plugin-query-wilcard/94346/2 "2017-07-26T07:44:24Z")

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Logstash's elasticsearch input plugin will support anything supported by the Elasticsearch query DSL. See the [wildcard query type](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/query-dsl-wildcard-query.html). If you don't get it to work I suggest you ask for help in the Elasticsearch category.

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**Author:** ![RickT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3bc359/32.png) [@RickT](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/RickT)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2017, 9:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-plugin-query-wilcard/94346/3 "2017-07-26T09:38:22Z")

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Thanks Magnus,  
in fact, i coded this with success :

input {  
elasticsearch {  
hosts =\> ["myhost"]  
index =\> "myindex"  
_query =\> '{ "query": { "wildcard" : {"myfield":"good"} } }'_\*  
}  
....

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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:** [August 23, 2017, 9:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-plugin-query-wilcard/94346/4 "2017-08-23T09:38:25Z")

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