# Prefix inside a multi\_match query

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/prefix-inside-a-multi-match-query/74860>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [February 13, 2017, 10:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/prefix-inside-a-multi-match-query/74860 "2017-02-13T10:13:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Sunil\_Khullar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sunil_khullar/32/50427_2.png) [@Sunil\_Khullar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sunil_Khullar)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 10:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/prefix-inside-a-multi-match-query/74860/1 "2017-02-13T10:13:53Z")

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Hi

I am new to ES. And this is my first week.  
I have a requirement to search with prefix inside this multi\_match query. I am stuck Any any help will be appreciated.

{  
"query": {  
"multi\_match": {  
"query":  
"searchword" ,  
"type": "cross\_fields" ,  
"operator" : "or" ,  
"fields" : ["field1", "field2", "field3", "field4"]  
}  
}  
}

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**Author:** ![cbuescher](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/cbuescher/32/60402_2.png) [@cbuescher](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/cbuescher)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 10:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/prefix-inside-a-multi-match-query/74860/2 "2017-02-13T10:41:59Z")

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Hi,

I think you are looking for the `phrase_prefix` type: [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/query-dsl-multi-match-query.html#type-phrase](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/query-dsl-multi-match-query.html#type-phrase)

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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:** [March 13, 2017, 10:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/prefix-inside-a-multi-match-query/74860/3 "2017-03-13T10:41:58Z")

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