# Specifying multiple preferences

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/specifying-multiple-preferences/302367>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [April 13, 2022, 4:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/specifying-multiple-preferences/302367 "2022-04-13T16:45:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![ahmedasadi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/977dab/32.png) [@ahmedasadi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ahmedasadi)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2022, 4:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/specifying-multiple-preferences/302367/1 "2022-04-13T16:45:37Z")

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Hi,

Is it possible to specify multiple preferences in an Elasticsearch query? I'm getting an error when using \_local and \_shard as preferences:

URL: localhost:9200/testindex/\_search?preference=\_local,\_shards:1

```auto
{
    "error": {
        "root_cause": [
            {
                "type": "illegal_argument_exception",
                "reason": "no Preference for [_local,_shards]"
            }
        ],
        "type": "illegal_argument_exception",
        "reason": "no Preference for [_local,_shards]"
    },
    "status": 400
}

```

Thanks

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**Author:** ![RabBit\_BR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rabbit_br/32/82261_2.png) [@RabBit\_BR](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/RabBit_BR)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2022, 5:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/specifying-multiple-preferences/302367/2 "2022-04-13T17:03:55Z")

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Hi!!  
Try: GET my-index-000001/\_search?preference=\_shards:0,1|\_local

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**Author:** ![ahmedasadi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/977dab/32.png) [@ahmedasadi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ahmedasadi)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2022, 5:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/specifying-multiple-preferences/302367/3 "2022-04-13T17:30:35Z")

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That worked. 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:** [May 11, 2022, 5:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/specifying-multiple-preferences/302367/4 "2022-05-11T17:30:43Z")

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