# Search with multiple filters involved all the time
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-with-multiple-filters-involved-all-the-time/287702
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [October 26, 2021, 2:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-with-multiple-filters-involved-all-the-time/287702 "2021-10-26T14:06:39Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@itokai](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/itokai)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2021, 2:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-with-multiple-filters-involved-all-the-time/287702/1 "2021-10-26T14:06:39Z")
Hello,
1. Specific use-case is to optimize querying that includes many (approximately 50) constant search filters. These filters might change 1-2x per year. How to involve those filters optimally, is it just by appending same criteria block every time? Something like SQL VIEW is needed, I guess.
2. Within _filter_ clause of _bool_, how to involve OR/AND clauses? Found abandoned
_filter-or/and-filters_ technique, is there a similar or even better approach nowdays?
According to general theory, in case _\_score_ is irrelevant, performance is better when clauses are in _filter_ block rather than _must/should_.
Regards
PS.
found couple related topics, but they're not clearly answered or outdated
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### Author:  [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2021, 10:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-with-multiple-filters-involved-all-the-time/287702/2 "2021-10-26T22:12:36Z")
You can use a filter on an index alias, that might be worth looking into.
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### Author:  [@itokai](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/itokai)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2021, 9:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-with-multiple-filters-involved-all-the-time/287702/3 "2021-10-27T09:59:51Z")
Thanks warkolm,
_index alias with filter_ sounds appropriate.
But than comes the 2nd question, how to involve picky _filters_? Filter would need to contain clauses like regular _bool_ query (specified above)
Regards
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### Author:  [@itokai](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/itokai)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2021, 10:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-with-multiple-filters-involved-all-the-time/287702/4 "2021-10-28T10:27:11Z")
Looks like below works (just the Kibana auto-complete wasn't popping up these blocks, at least here). Unless there is better approach?
[Filter Block](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/57392532/elasticsearch-how-to-write-an-or-clause-in-filter-context)
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2021, 10:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-with-multiple-filters-involved-all-the-time/287702/5 "2021-11-25T10:28:00Z")
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