# Query with multiple values

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/query-with-multiple-values/113299>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [December 27, 2017, 10:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/query-with-multiple-values/113299 "2017-12-27T10:49:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Charlene\_Ellul](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/charlene_ellul/32/26007_2.png) [@Charlene\_Ellul](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Charlene_Ellul)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2017, 10:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/query-with-multiple-values/113299/1 "2017-12-27T10:49:06Z")

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Hi,  
I am very new to elastic search...I am trying to search 1 field with multiple values that are stored in a list...I am using a loop but it is not returning any values...any help pls?

the list contains 49846 elements

```
import elasticsearch
from elasticsearch import Elasticsearch
import elasticsearch.helpers

ES_HOST = {
    "host": "localhost",
    "port": 9200
}
ES_INDEX = "reviews"
ES_TYPE = "review"

es = Elasticsearch(hosts=[ES_HOST], )

for i in range (0, len(test)):
    print test[i]
    results_gen = elasticsearch.helpers.scan(
        es,
        query={'query': {'match': { 'categories' : test[i]}}},
        index=ES_INDEX,
        doc_type=ES_TYPE
    )

    results = list(results_gen)
    df11 = buildReviewDataFrame(rdf1,results)
```

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**Author:** ![luiz.santos](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/luiz.santos/32/24664_2.png) [@luiz.santos](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/luiz.santos)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2017, 12:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/query-with-multiple-values/113299/2 "2017-12-27T12:59:27Z")

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Hi @Charlene_Ellul,

You can combine multiples categories in a should clause (meaning your query will act as an OR). For example, if you have this two documents:

```
POST review/review/1
{
  "categories": "clothes"
}

POST review/review/2
{
  "categories": "accessories"
}

```

You can use this query to search them:

```
GET review/_search
{
  "query": {
    "bool": {
      "should": [
        {
          "match": {
            "categories": "clothes"
          }
        },
        {
          "match": {
            "categories": "accessories"
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

```

In python, you would end up in something like this:

```
import json
from elasticsearch import Elasticsearch, helpers

class Review(object):

    def __init__ (self, index, doc_type):
        self.elasticsearch = Elasticsearch()
        self.index = index
        self.doc_type = doc_type

    def search(self, categories):
        query = {
            "query": {
                "bool": {
                    "should": []
                }
            }
        }
        for categorie in categories:
            query["query"]["bool"]["should"].append({
                "match": {
                    "categories": categorie
                }
            })
        results_gen = helpers.scan(self.elasticsearch, query=query, index=self.index, doc_type=self.doc_type)
        results = list(results_gen)
        print json.dumps(results, sort_keys=True, indent=4)

if __name__ == ' __main__':
    Review(index="review", doc_type="review").search(categories=["clothes","accessories"])

```

Hope it helps.

Cheers,  
LG

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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 24, 2018, 12:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/query-with-multiple-values/113299/3 "2018-01-24T12:59:27Z")

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