# Query "index" filter

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/query-index-filter/6941>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [March 8, 2012, 4:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/query-index-filter/6941 "2012-03-08T04:16:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![mattweber](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mattweber/32/44940_2.png) [@mattweber](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mattweber)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2012, 4:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/query-index-filter/6941/1 "2012-03-08T04:16:49Z")

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I am searching across multiple indices and would like to filter one of the clauses by a specific index. Is there a way to perform an "index" filter just like the existing "type" filter?

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Matt Weber  
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**Author:** ![Clinton\_Gormley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@Clinton\_Gormley](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Clinton_Gormley)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2012, 7:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/query-index-filter/6941/2 "2012-03-08T07:49:24Z")

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On Thu 08 Mar 2012 05:16:49 CET, Matt Weber wrote:

> I am searching across multiple indices and would like to filter one of  
> the clauses by a specific index. Is there a way to perform an "index"  
> filter just like the existing "type" filter?
> 
> --  
> Matt Weber  
> Sent with Sparrow [http://www.sparrowmailapp.com/?sig](http://www.sparrowmailapp.com/?sig)

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clint

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**Author:** ![mattweber](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mattweber/32/44940_2.png) [@mattweber](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mattweber)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2012, 5:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/query-index-filter/6941/3 "2012-03-08T17:37:31Z")

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Awesome, thanks. I have no idea how I missed this.

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Matt Weber  
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On Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 11:49 PM, Clinton Gormley wrote:

> On Thu 08 Mar 2012 05:16:49 CET, Matt Weber wrote:
> 
> > I am searching across multiple indices and would like to filter one of  
> > the clauses by a specific index. Is there a way to perform an "index"  
> > filter just like the existing "type" filter?
> > 
> > --  
> > Matt Weber  
> > Sent with Sparrow [http://www.sparrowmailapp.com/?sig](http://www.sparrowmailapp.com/?sig)
> 
> [Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/query-dsl/indices-query.html)
> 
> clint

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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:** [July 6, 2017, 3:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/query-index-filter/6941/4 "2017-07-06T03:36:37Z")

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Closed on July 6, 2017, 3:36am UTC