# Routing to a group of shards (nodes)? **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [January 15, 2014, 4:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/routing-to-a-group-of-shards-nodes/15249 "2014-01-15T16:49:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Erhan\_Bagdemir](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/erhan_bagdemir/32/1871_2.png) [@Erhan\_Bagdemir](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Erhan_Bagdemir)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2014, 4:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/routing-to-a-group-of-shards-nodes/15249/1 "2014-01-15T16:49:10Z")
Is it possible to index/search documents within a group of shards ? While indexing, if I provide the routing parameter, the document should be indexed on a specific shard, but on which one? what happens if we continue to index with the same routing param? the shard is always getting bigger? Is it likely to configure routing for a group of shards and split the data on multiple selective shards? or nodes ? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/e61916b5-5788-4d42-8d19-a32770190973%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/e61916b5-5788-4d42-8d19-a32770190973%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**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, 1:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/routing-to-a-group-of-shards-nodes/15249/2 "2017-07-06T01:56:41Z")