# Multiline queries using multi search API?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiline-queries-using-multi-search-api/67532>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [November 29, 2016, 6:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiline-queries-using-multi-search-api/67532 "2016-11-29T18:12:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![water2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3da27b/32.png) [@water2](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/water2)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2016, 6:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiline-queries-using-multi-search-api/67532/1 "2016-11-29T18:12:05Z")

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I get this error:

```
{
  "type": "json_parse_exception",
  "reason": "Unexpected end-of-input: expected close marker for OBJECT (from [Source: [B@3caedf13; line: 1, column: 0])\n at [Source: [B@3caedf13; line: 1, column: 3]"
}

```

whenever I use the multisearch API with queries that span multiple lines. Is there a way to utilize the multisearch API with queries that span multiple lines? I could consolidate the query into one line, but that would make it unreadable and unmaintainable.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![water2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3da27b/32.png) [@water2](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/water2)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2016, 8:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiline-queries-using-multi-search-api/67532/2 "2016-11-29T20:59:52Z")

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You can assign a multiline query to a variable, then pass that variable to multisearch

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**Author:** ![mvg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mvg/32/98890_2.png) [@mvg](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mvg)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2016, 12:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiline-queries-using-multi-search-api/67532/3 "2016-11-30T12:49:18Z")

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From what programming language are you integrating with elasticsearch?  
Maybe pick one client library that fits you well: [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/client/index.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/client/index.html)

Then you shouldn't have to worry about the fact that the msearch api (bulk and others apis too) rely on a newline to split the request.

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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:** [December 28, 2016, 12:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiline-queries-using-multi-search-api/67532/4 "2016-12-28T12:49:28Z")

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