# Querystring search : usage for multi word column name

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/querystring-search-usage-for-multi-word-column-name/171248>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [March 7, 2019, 8:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/querystring-search-usage-for-multi-word-column-name/171248 "2019-03-07T08:14:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![srikanthkadem](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/srikanthkadem/32/40018_2.png) [@srikanthkadem](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/srikanthkadem)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 8:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/querystring-search-usage-for-multi-word-column-name/171248/1 "2019-03-07T08:14:57Z")

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Hi ,  
I would like use column filter in querystring search , its working fine when column name is single word. however unable search when column name is multi word.  
ex: type:project --\>working  
ex: my type:project --\> not working ,here my type is my column.  
Please help.  
Regards,  
Srikanth

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 8:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/querystring-search-usage-for-multi-word-column-name/171248/2 "2019-03-07T08:47:37Z")

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May be use `%20` instead of space?

But in the first place I'd not use spaces in field names.

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**Author:** ![srikanthkadem](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/srikanthkadem/32/40018_2.png) [@srikanthkadem](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/srikanthkadem)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 9:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/querystring-search-usage-for-multi-word-column-name/171248/3 "2019-03-07T09:01:58Z")

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Thanks , I will try that ..this columns coming from JSON dynamically, probably I will convert column names to use \_ instead of space while pushing to ES.

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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:** [April 4, 2019, 9:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/querystring-search-usage-for-multi-word-column-name/171248/4 "2019-04-04T09:01:59Z")

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