# In a boolean query can I specify multiple must clauses or a single must clause with multiple terms?
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/in-a-boolean-query-can-i-specify-multiple-must-clauses-or-a-single-must-clause-with-multiple-terms/54415
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [June 30, 2016, 2:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/in-a-boolean-query-can-i-specify-multiple-must-clauses-or-a-single-must-clause-with-multiple-terms/54415 "2016-06-30T14:29:10Z")
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### Author:  [@Steve\_Suh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Steve_Suh)
#### Post date: [June 30, 2016, 2:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/in-a-boolean-query-can-i-specify-multiple-must-clauses-or-a-single-must-clause-with-multiple-terms/54415/1 "2016-06-30T14:29:10Z")
Here's my full query. I'm using the Ruby gem for ElasticSearch. I have it currently working with just one must clause and single term in that.
query: { bool: { must: [{ term: { successful: true }}, { term: { account\_id: [self.id](http://self.id)}}]},
filter: { range: { record\_completed\_at: { gte: begin\_date, lte: end\_date }}}},
aggregations: {
deliveries: { date\_histogram: {
field: "record\_completed\_at", interval: "day", format: "yyyy-MM-dd", min\_doc\_count: 0,
time\_zone: timezone.identifier,
extended\_bounds: { min: begin\_date, max: end\_date}}}})
With this modified query I'm getting the following error:
[400] {"error":{"root\_cause":[{"type":"parse\_exception","reason":"failed to parse search source. expected field name but got [START\_OBJECT]"}],"type":"search\_phase\_execution\_exception","reason":"all shards failed","phase":"query\_fetch","grouped":true,"failed\_shards":[{"shard":0,"index":"roots","node":"613MZvDtSx2fK6jutlo4yg","reason":{"type":"parse\_exception","reason":"failed to parse search source. expected field name but got [START\_OBJECT]"}}]},"status":400}
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### Author:  [@Steve\_Suh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Steve_Suh)
#### Post date: [June 30, 2016, 2:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/in-a-boolean-query-can-i-specify-multiple-must-clauses-or-a-single-must-clause-with-multiple-terms/54415/2 "2016-06-30T14:59:43Z")
Ugh I see my error now. Nevermind.
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### Author:  [@cbuescher](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/cbuescher)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2016, 9:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/in-a-boolean-query-can-i-specify-multiple-must-clauses-or-a-single-must-clause-with-multiple-terms/54415/3 "2016-07-01T09:13:17Z")
Hi Steve,
it might be interesting for others what was wrong with your initial approach. So it would be great if you can share your findings.
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### Author:  [@Steve\_Suh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Steve_Suh)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2016, 1:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/in-a-boolean-query-can-i-specify-multiple-must-clauses-or-a-single-must-clause-with-multiple-terms/54415/4 "2016-07-01T13:15:06Z")
I had an extra curly after the ].
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2017, 10:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/in-a-boolean-query-can-i-specify-multiple-must-clauses-or-a-single-must-clause-with-multiple-terms/54415/5 "2017-07-05T22:38:57Z")