# Multi Match Query boosting fields **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [May 4, 2015, 3:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multi-match-query-boosting-fields/23543 "2015-05-04T15:41:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kirill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a9a28c/32.png) [@Kirill](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Kirill)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2015, 3:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multi-match-query-boosting-fields/23543/1 "2015-05-04T15:41:09Z")
Hi, My question is related to boosting fields in Multi Match Query. I have 3 fields: First name, Second name and description. A want the score to be low, when it matches description field. { "function\_score" : { "query" : { "bool" : { "must" : [ { "multi\_match" : { "query" : "te", "fields" : ["description", "name^10", "second\_name^20"], "type" : "phrase\_prefix", "prefix\_length" : 2, } }, { "multi\_match" : { "query" : "test", "fields" : ["description", "name^10", "second\_name^10"], "type" : "cross\_fields", "operator" : "AND" } } ] } }, } } But I mentioned that score doesn't change at all when I change boosting variables(10 or 20). Is there is a way to create smart function, that gives low score to objects that matches description field? Thank you in advance. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/29b352f7-e38a-442b-8653-35e66ced4423%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/29b352f7-e38a-442b-8653-35e66ced4423%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![Allan\_Mitchell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/edb3f5/32.png) [@Allan\_Mitchell](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Allan_Mitchell)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2015, 4:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multi-match-query-boosting-fields/23543/2 "2015-05-05T16:05:54Z")
Hi Are you looking for something like this? It certainly orders correctly in the results. PUT multitest POST /multitest/books/1 { "title" : "The Fox", "Description": "Mixing things around", "Category" : "books" } POST /multitest/books/2 { "title" : "A different title", "Description": "all about a fox", "Category" : "books" } POST /multitest/books/3 { "title" : "a different title", "Description": "not about animals", "Category" : "Fox" } GET /multitest/\_search { "query": { "multi\_match": { "query": "Fox", "fields": ["title^0.5", "Description^2", "Category^3"] } } } Allan On 4 May 2015 at 16:41, Kirill [kzhdanovich@gmail.com](mailto:kzhdanovich@gmail.com) wrote: > Hi, > My question is related to boosting fields in Multi Match Query. > I have 3 fields: First name, Second name and description. A want the score > to be low, when it matches description field. > { > "function\_score" : { > "query" : { > "bool" : { > "must" : [ { > "multi\_match" : { > "query" : "te", > "fields" : ["description", "name^10", "second\_name^20"], > "type" : "phrase\_prefix", > "prefix\_length" : 2, > } > }, { > "multi\_match" : { > "query" : "test", > "fields" : ["description", "name^10", "second\_name^10"], > "type" : "cross\_fields", > "operator" : "AND" > } > } ] > } > }, > } > } > > But I mentioned that score doesn't change at all when I change boosting > variables(10 or 20). Is there is a way to create smart function, that > gives low score to objects that matches description field? Thank you in > advance. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "elasticsearch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > To view this discussion on the web visit > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/29b352f7-e38a-442b-8653-35e66ced4423%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/29b352f7-e38a-442b-8653-35e66ced4423%40googlegroups.com) > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/29b352f7-e38a-442b-8653-35e66ced4423%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/29b352f7-e38a-442b-8653-35e66ced4423%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > . > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ## -- Please update your bookmarks! We moved to [https://discuss.elastic.co/](https://discuss.elastic.co/) You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAECdJzAM9sC%3DxY8Y1w4jB43geyJ1WnxCpX54Y9pAe1DAjXtLQw%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAECdJzAM9sC%3DxY8Y1w4jB43geyJ1WnxCpX54Y9pAe1DAjXtLQw%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 12:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multi-match-query-boosting-fields/23543/3 "2017-07-06T00:15:35Z")