# Rexexp query with filtering

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rexexp-query-with-filtering/178805
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [April 28, 2019, 2:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rexexp-query-with-filtering/178805 "2019-04-28T14:49:39Z")
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### Author: ![sivanb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@sivanb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sivanb)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2019, 2:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rexexp-query-with-filtering/178805/1 "2019-04-28T14:49:39Z")

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Hi,  
i have this json for a query :  
"query": {  
"regexp": {  
"errors.message": "._cannotdefinehostportsexception._"  
}  
i get ~2000 hits and i'd like to filter with range on one of the fields.  
is there a way i can use filtering on a regexp result ?

Thanks  
Sivan

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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: [April 28, 2019, 4:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rexexp-query-with-filtering/178805/2 "2019-04-28T16:14:03Z")

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Have a look at bool queries.

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### Author: ![sivanb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@sivanb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sivanb)
#### Post date: [May 5, 2019, 7:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rexexp-query-with-filtering/178805/3 "2019-05-05T07:36:36Z")

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Thanks, i did try it before your suggestion but couldn't get the right syntax.  
you helped me understand that is indeed the right way.

if someone needs a working solution, here is what i did:

```
"query": {
            "bool": {
                "must": {
                      "regexp": {<field>: <regexp>}
                },
                "filter": [{
                      "range": {
                           <field>: {"gte": 1}
                        }
                 }],
            }
}
```

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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: [June 2, 2019, 7:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rexexp-query-with-filtering/178805/4 "2019-06-02T07:36:36Z")

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