# Query with wildcard and space not working

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/query-with-wildcard-and-space-not-working/208106>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [November 15, 2019, 4:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/query-with-wildcard-and-space-not-working/208106 "2019-11-15T16:40:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Niels\_Brunsgaard](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/niels_brunsgaard/32/57781_2.png) [@Niels\_Brunsgaard](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Niels_Brunsgaard)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2019, 4:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/query-with-wildcard-and-space-not-working/208106/1 "2019-11-15T16:40:59Z")

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How do I combine wildcard and spaces in a search?

A KQL search for `log.message:Core API Request` returns expected matches. But `log.message:Core API*` does not.

I'm happy to use either KQL or Lucene.

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**Author:** ![lukas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/lukas/32/6812_2.png) [@lukas](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/lukas)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2019, 11:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/query-with-wildcard-and-space-not-working/208106/2 "2019-11-15T23:19:50Z")

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Hi Niels!

This is definitely a point we've discussed in the past with regards to KQL (see [https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/23001](https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/23001)).

I believe using Lucene you can do your query something like this:

```auto
log.message:Core\ API*

```

Note the usage of the backslash character `\` to escape the space.

Please let me know if that works!

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**Author:** ![Niels\_Brunsgaard](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/niels_brunsgaard/32/57781_2.png) [@Niels\_Brunsgaard](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Niels_Brunsgaard)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2019, 8:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/query-with-wildcard-and-space-not-working/208106/3 "2019-11-16T20:59:31Z")

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That works. Thanks Lucas.

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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 14, 2019, 8:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/query-with-wildcard-and-space-not-working/208106/4 "2019-12-14T20:59:33Z")

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