# Search field names using wildcard

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-field-names-using-wildcard/86918
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [May 24, 2017, 8:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-field-names-using-wildcard/86918 "2017-05-24T08:41:57Z")
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### Author: ![paul2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/df705f/32.png) [@paul2](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/paul2)
#### Post date: [May 24, 2017, 8:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-field-names-using-wildcard/86918/1 "2017-05-24T08:41:57Z")

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Is it possible to search fieldnames with a wild card and not field values?

For example I want to search for a company name in these fields

field names:  
Company\_Lessor\_Name  
Company\_Lessee\_Name

I want to do something like this?  
search for a company name in these fields ....Company\_\*\_Name

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### Author: ![paul2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/df705f/32.png) [@paul2](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/paul2)
#### Post date: [May 24, 2017, 8:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-field-names-using-wildcard/86918/2 "2017-05-24T08:57:44Z")

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I found it...use the query\_string

> <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/31433032/wildcard-queries-in-field-name>

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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 21, 2017, 8:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-field-names-using-wildcard/86918/3 "2017-06-21T08:57:55Z")

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