# Indices.query.bool.max\_clause\_count

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indices-query-bool-max-clause-count/100109>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [September 11, 2017, 5:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indices-query-bool-max-clause-count/100109 "2017-09-11T17:37:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![tjroyy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac8455/32.png) [@tjroyy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tjroyy)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2017, 5:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indices-query-bool-max-clause-count/100109/1 "2017-09-11T17:37:09Z")

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If i change this setting on the elasticsearch yml after i had created does it apply to previous created indices?

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**Author:** ![mujtabahussain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mujtabahussain/32/17514_2.png) [@mujtabahussain](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mujtabahussain)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2017, 1:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indices-query-bool-max-clause-count/100109/2 "2017-09-12T01:48:51Z")

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AFAIK, it affects the query that is being executed as it limits the number of clauses in a query, not the indices it affects. But I could be wrong.

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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:** [October 10, 2017, 1:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indices-query-bool-max-clause-count/100109/3 "2017-10-10T01:49:19Z")

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