# How to perform searching in same index name with different indices? **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [July 20, 2011, 12:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-perform-searching-in-same-index-name-with-different-indices/4908 "2011-07-20T12:46:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sam\_4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/db5fbb/32.png) [@Sam\_4](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sam_4)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 12:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-perform-searching-in-same-index-name-with-different-indices/4908/1 "2011-07-20T12:46:45Z")
Hi All I'm using elastic search-0.16.2 java lib and using Rabbitmq River to create index from json documents.i have created index person and with two different indices(personal\_details,location).i want know how i'm able to search data in same index with different indices. please help me? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![kimchy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kimchy/32/44952_2.png) [@kimchy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kimchy)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 4:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-perform-searching-in-same-index-name-with-different-indices/4908/2 "2011-07-20T16:48:48Z")
Not sure I understand the question. How can there be one index and two indices? Maybe you are mixing between an index and a type? On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 3:46 PM, sam [mishra.sameek@gmail.com](mailto:mishra.sameek@gmail.com) wrote: > Hi All > > I'm using Elasticsearch-0.16.2 java lib and using Rabbitmq River to > create index from json documents.i have created index person and with > two different indices(personal\_details,location).i want know how i'm > able to search data in same index with different indices. > please help me? > > Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/db5fbb/32.png) [@Sam\_4](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sam_4)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2011, 5:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-perform-searching-in-same-index-name-with-different-indices/4908/3 "2011-07-21T05:23:23Z")
yes my mistake,I have confusion on indices and type.can we create same index with different type and perform searching on different type.if it is possible then how i 'm able to search data using java? On Jul 20, 9:48 pm, Shay Banon [shay.ba...@elasticsearch.com](mailto:shay.ba...@elasticsearch.com) wrote: > Not sure I understand the question. How can there be one index and two > indices? Maybe you are mixing between an index and a type? > > On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 3:46 PM, sam [mishra.sam...@gmail.com](mailto:mishra.sam...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > Hi All > > > I'm using Elasticsearch-0.16.2 java lib and using Rabbitmq River to > > create index from json documents.i have created index person and with > > two different indices(personal\_details,location).i want know how i'm > > able to search data in same index with different indices. > > please help me? > > > Thanks ---
**Author:** ![kimchy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kimchy/32/44952_2.png) [@kimchy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kimchy)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2011, 8:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-perform-searching-in-same-index-name-with-different-indices/4908/4 "2011-07-21T08:11:38Z")
You can set the types you want to search on on the SearchRequestBuilder#setTypes On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 8:23 AM, sam [mishra.sameek@gmail.com](mailto:mishra.sameek@gmail.com) wrote: > yes my mistake,I have confusion on indices and type.can we create same > index with different type and perform searching on different type.if > it is possible then how i 'm able to search data using java? > > On Jul 20, 9:48 pm, Shay Banon [shay.ba...@elasticsearch.com](mailto:shay.ba...@elasticsearch.com) wrote: > > > Not sure I understand the question. How can there be one index and two > > indices? Maybe you are mixing between an index and a type? > > > > On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 3:46 PM, sam [mishra.sam...@gmail.com](mailto:mishra.sam...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > > Hi All > > > > > I'm using Elasticsearch-0.16.2 java lib and using Rabbitmq River to > > > create index from json documents.i have created index person and with > > > two different indices(personal\_details,location).i want know how i'm > > > able to search data in same index with different indices. > > > please help me? > > > > > Thanks ---
**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, 3:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-perform-searching-in-same-index-name-with-different-indices/4908/5 "2017-07-06T03:59:55Z")