# Search across indices

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-across-indices/46580>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [April 6, 2016, 5:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-across-indices/46580 "2016-04-06T17:38:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![sreeramg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@sreeramg](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sreeramg)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 5:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-across-indices/46580/1 "2016-04-06T17:38:38Z")

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Hi,

I have multiple indices in Elastic Search containing data about subjects and I have built dashboards for each of these indices and sharing them to end users.

**example:**  
index A: has subjecID, subjecttype, subjectDate  
index B: has subjecID, subjectShiipedDate, subjctProcuredDate, subjectDeliveredDate  
index B: has subjecID, subjectPrice, SubjectTax, subjectTotalPrice

Dashboard A: It has data form Index A  
Dashboard B: It has data form Index B  
Dashboard C: It has data form Index C

Now I want to search for a subject ( available across all indices) on a Elastic Search ? Can someone share a how a query should look like?  
Also is this kind of functionality possible on Kibana dashboards?

thanks  
-sg

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**Author:** ![yahoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/898d66/32.png) [@yahoo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/yahoo)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2016, 10:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-across-indices/46580/2 "2016-07-04T22:11:02Z")

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Hi @sreeramg  
I am having the same problem.  
Did you find a solution?

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**Author:** ![ppisljar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ppisljar/32/11588_2.png) [@ppisljar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ppisljar)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2016, 4:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-across-indices/46580/3 "2016-07-05T16:35:51Z")

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I am not sure I understand your question correctly.

what you could try:

- if your indexes are named index\_A, index\_B and index\_C
- you can add new index pattern index\_\*
- and then use this index pattern in your searches/dashboards

let me know if this is what you are looking for.

regards, Peter

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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:** [July 6, 2017, 1:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-across-indices/46580/4 "2017-07-06T13:48:16Z")

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