# Include Wildcard in index

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/include-wildcard-in-index/92589>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [July 11, 2017, 7:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/include-wildcard-in-index/92589 "2017-07-11T07:18:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![xavi23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/db5fbb/32.png) [@xavi23](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/xavi23)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 7:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/include-wildcard-in-index/92589/1 "2017-07-11T07:18:28Z")

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Hello,

I want to know it's is posible to includ a wildcard parameter when I create an index ?

I know that I can use a wildcard to filter on a visualization, but I can specify in the index to not have to specify in the filter bar: _hel_ ==\> Hello

I searched if exist any filter or token, but I don't find anything.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![annizaki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/46a35a/32.png) [@annizaki](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/annizaki)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 9:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/include-wildcard-in-index/92589/2 "2017-07-11T09:49:45Z")

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Not sure if I understood your question correctly, but for example I can have an index called _foo-\*_ and when i select it, on the discover page i will get logs from \*\*foo-\*\*2017.07.11, \*\*foo-\*\*2017.07.04 etc

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**Author:** ![xavi23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/db5fbb/32.png) [@xavi23](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/xavi23)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 10:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/include-wildcard-in-index/92589/3 "2017-07-11T10:16:57Z")

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Hello,

when I create a new visualization, I can searxh any data or text in any field. For example i search _oh_ and kibaana return all registers than contain this letters. for example Name:John.

My doubt is if there is any way to don't especific this parameter '\*' when i search something, and specify it previously in my index and after only search 'oh' and kibaana return the same results?

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![annizaki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/46a35a/32.png) [@annizaki](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/annizaki)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 10:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/include-wildcard-in-index/92589/4 "2017-07-11T10:24:00Z")

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I don't think so. Using your example, if you don't search for _oh\*_ (if you don't include the windcard), kibana will assume that you are expecting the logs containing only the _oh_ and nothing else, so you won't get the same results.

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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 8, 2017, 10:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/include-wildcard-in-index/92589/5 "2017-08-08T10:24:09Z")

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