# Search with wildcard

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-with-wildcard/106214>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [November 2, 2017, 3:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-with-wildcard/106214 "2017-11-02T15:30:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![wshatford](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df788c/32.png) [@wshatford](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/wshatford)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2017, 3:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-with-wildcard/106214/1 "2017-11-02T15:30:23Z")

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\*\* Never mind. Figured it out. Was being limited to 10 results, duh \*\*

This search should include "Santa Monica", but I only get results with "Ma...". If I change the search to "Santa Mo\*" it works fine. Windows 10, Python 2.7, elasticsearch-5.4.0 urllib3-1.22

```
    res = es.search(index="xyz",
        body = {
                 "query": {
                   "query_string": {
                     "fields": ["name*"],
                     "query": "santa m*",
                     "default_operator": "AND"
                   }
                 }
               } )

```

name\_city Santa Eugenia Madrid Spain  
name\_city Santa-Maria-Siché France  
name\_city Santa Maria Hoè Italy  
name\_city Santa Maria Brazil  
name\_city Santa Marinella Italy  
name\_city Santa Marina Salina Italy  
name\_city Santa Marina Italy  
name\_city Santa Margalida Spain  
name\_city Santa Maria Madalena Brazil  
name\_city Santa-Maria-Poggio France  
Didn't get Santa Monica

```
    res = es.search(index="xyz",
        body = {
                 "query": {
                   "query_string": {
                     "fields": ["name*"],
                     "query": "santa mo*",
                     "default_operator": "AND"
                   }
                 }
               } )

```

name\_city Santa-Lucia-di-Moriani France  
name\_city Santa Maria Del Molise Italy  
name\_city Santa Maria a Monte Italy  
name\_city Santa Perpètua de Mogoda Spain  
name\_city Santa Monica California United States  
name\_city Monte Santa Maria Tiberina Italy  
name\_city Hollywood/Santa Monica Dallas Texas United States  
Got Santa Monica

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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:** [November 30, 2017, 3:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-with-wildcard/106214/2 "2017-11-30T15:30:35Z")

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Closed on November 30, 2017, 3:30pm UTC

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