# Match multiple searchs in single watcher **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Tags:** elastic-stack-alerting\ **Created:** [May 30, 2018, 7:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/match-multiple-searchs-in-single-watcher/133931 "2018-05-30T19:07:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Chaitra\_Ranganna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ac8455/32.png) [@Chaitra\_Ranganna](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Chaitra_Ranganna)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 7:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/match-multiple-searchs-in-single-watcher/133931/1 "2018-05-30T19:07:58Z")
Hi I have requirement where I need to match multiple patterns from the same the index and raise a alert for each pattern. For example Index "test\*" contains below data for field text text: cluster is unavailable or misconfigured text: cannot process template resource Should I write separate watcher to handle the above two patterns or can I accommodate multiple search in single watcher? ---
**Author:** ![richcollier](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/richcollier/32/115035_2.png) [@richcollier](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/richcollier)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2018, 1:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/match-multiple-searchs-in-single-watcher/133931/2 "2018-05-31T01:03:39Z")
Hi - this is best accomplished with a [chained input](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/x-pack/current/input-chain.html). A recent discussion on this topic [is here](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-compare-two-different-fields-value-of-two-different-index/132533/4). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2018, 1:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/match-multiple-searchs-in-single-watcher/133931/3 "2018-06-28T01:03:42Z")
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