# Search with multi-values

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-with-multi-values/372013
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Tags:** elastic-stack-sql
**Created:** [December 16, 2024, 8:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-with-multi-values/372013 "2024-12-16T08:17:25Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author: ![stephane\_chan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/stephane_chan/32/122193_2.png) [@stephane\_chan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stephane_chan)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2024, 8:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-with-multi-values/372013/1 "2024-12-16T08:17:25Z")

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Hi,

Is it possible to search with multiple values ? i have a list of words or group of words like  
`["John","command n345","Paris, France","Destination"].`  
and I want to search an items contains with these values, not must contains these values but the most matching with these.  
for the structure of my index, I'm working on, but I want to know your opinion about that, and the best practise.

Thanks.

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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: [December 16, 2024, 9:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-with-multi-values/372013/2 "2024-12-16T09:58:17Z")

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Bonjour 😉

I think that's the default behavior of what a `match` query would do if you search for `"John command n345 Paris France Destination"` but I might misunderstood what you are asking for.

Could you share a sample document?