# Matching templates with indices
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/matching-templates-with-indices/132460
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [May 18, 2018, 10:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/matching-templates-with-indices/132460 "2018-05-18T10:11:10Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@pkaramol](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pkaramol)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2018, 10:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/matching-templates-with-indices/132460/1 "2018-05-18T10:11:10Z")
Can we use wildcards when we want a specific template to be applied in several indices?
e.g. is the following applicable?
this is from a template file, say `my_template_file.json`
```auto
{
"order": 1,
"index_patterns": "*mapping_channels*",
"settings": {
"index": {
"number_of_shards": "3",
"number_of_replicas": "1"
}
},
"mappings": {
"_doc": {
"properties": {
"username" : { "type" : "keyword" },
"someip": {"type": "ip"},
}
}
}
}
```
Will then the above template be applied to **BOTH** the following `elasticsearch` outputs?
```auto
elasticsearch {
hosts => ["elasticsearch:9200"]
index => "bar_mapping_channels_foo"
document_id => "%{[@metadata][custom_id]}"
template => "/path/to/my_template_file.json"
template_name => "mapping_channels_template"
manage_template => true
template_overwrite => true
document_type => _doc
}
```
```auto
elasticsearch {
hosts => ["elasticsearch:9200"]
index => "foo_mapping_channels_bar"
document_id => "%{[@metadata][custom_id]}"
template => "/path/to/my_template_file.json"
template_name => "mapping_channels_template"
manage_template => true
template_overwrite => true
document_type => _doc
}
```
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### Author:  [@JKhondhu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/JKhondhu)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2018, 11:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/matching-templates-with-indices/132460/2 "2018-05-18T11:40:37Z")
@pkaramol
why not have two templates but 1. match bar\_\* and 2. match foo\_\*
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### Author:  [@RRSR](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/RRSR)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2018, 11:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/matching-templates-with-indices/132460/3 "2018-05-18T11:46:36Z")
> [@pkaramol](#):
>
> Can we use wildcards when we want a specific template to be applied in several indices?
Yes, you can use a wildcard when you want the template to be applied to multiple indices.
> [@pkaramol](#):
>
> Will then the above template be applied to BOTH the following elasticsearch outputs?
Yes, the above template will be applied to both the indices as both the indices(`bar_mapping_channels_foo` & `foo_mapping_channe'ls_bar`) matches your index pattern `*mapping_channels*`.
Reference : [Index Templates](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/indices-templates.html)
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2018, 11:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/matching-templates-with-indices/132460/4 "2018-06-15T11:46:37Z")
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