# Multi\_match, too\_many\_clauses: maxClauseCount is set to 1024

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multi-match-too-many-clauses-maxclausecount-is-set-to-1024/68061>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [December 5, 2016, 3:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multi-match-too-many-clauses-maxclausecount-is-set-to-1024/68061 "2016-12-05T15:51:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Derrick](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/derrick/32/49944_2.png) [@Derrick](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Derrick)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2016, 3:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multi-match-too-many-clauses-maxclausecount-is-set-to-1024/68061/1 "2016-12-05T15:51:15Z")

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Hi support,  
I run this query, but get error:too\_many\_clauses: maxClauseCount is set to 1024, anyone help? thanks

{"query":{  
"multi\_match" : {  
"query" : "e2",  
"fields" : ["id", "name"],  
"type" : "phrase\_prefix",  
"max\_expansions" : 50000,  
"lenient" : true  
}  
}}

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**Author:** ![danielmitterdorfer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/danielmitterdorfer/32/110510_2.png) [@danielmitterdorfer](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/danielmitterdorfer)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2016, 8:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multi-match-too-many-clauses-maxclausecount-is-set-to-1024/68061/2 "2016-12-06T08:41:55Z")

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Hi @Derrick,

`max_expansions` is incredibly high and you should reduce it significantly or just use the default value.

You can read more about it in the section["Search as you Type" in the Definitive Guide](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/guide/2.x/_query_time_search_as_you_type.html).

Daniel

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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:** [January 3, 2017, 8:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multi-match-too-many-clauses-maxclausecount-is-set-to-1024/68061/3 "2017-01-03T08:42:10Z")

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