# Specify count for each index in multi-index search

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/specify-count-for-each-index-in-multi-index-search/46066>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [April 1, 2016, 1:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/specify-count-for-each-index-in-multi-index-search/46066 "2016-04-01T13:20:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Adam\_Whittaker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/adam_whittaker/32/75325_2.png) [@Adam\_Whittaker](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Adam_Whittaker)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 1:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/specify-count-for-each-index-in-multi-index-search/46066/1 "2016-04-01T13:20:42Z")

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Hello,

I am using the following query to bring back results from multiple index's and was wondering if there was a way to specify the count for each index rather than the count for all index's:

```
  index: ['index1', 'index2'],
                    ignore: [404, 429, -1],
                    size: 10,
                    body: {
                        query: {
                            query_string: {
                                query: searchstring

                            }
                        }
                    }

```

This query works but it will bring back say 5 for each index - how can i make it bring back 10 of each index that i specify?

Thanks,

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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:** [July 5, 2017, 11:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/specify-count-for-each-index-in-multi-index-search/46066/2 "2017-07-05T23:03:15Z")

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