# Search for a string within a specific field

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-for-a-string-within-a-specific-field/118681>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [February 6, 2018, 4:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-for-a-string-within-a-specific-field/118681 "2018-02-06T16:16:49Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 7, 2018, 7:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-for-a-string-within-a-specific-field/118681/2 "2018-02-07T19:42:21Z")

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hi @ghouston10,

seems similar to this question: [Search for a substring within a specific field](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-for-a-substring-within-a-specific-field/118841)

you can use the lucene syntax here.

> GET /example/\_search?q=test:abc\*

For more advanced matching, you can look at the `regexp` matcher. See here for details: [wildcard and regexp Queries | Elasticsearch: The Definitive Guide [2.x] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/guide/current/_wildcard_and_regexp_queries.html)

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