# Terms Query OR Terms Filter with Match All **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [September 9, 2014, 12:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/terms-query-or-terms-filter-with-match-all/19679 "2014-09-09T12:31:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ElasticSearch\_Users\_](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b4bc9f/32.png) [@ElasticSearch\_Users\_](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ElasticSearch_Users_)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2014, 12:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/terms-query-or-terms-filter-with-match-all/19679/1 "2014-09-09T12:31:14Z")
Hi, I have a list of terms (type:string), and I want to retrieve all documents that have those terms. The term field is like a unique incremental sequence field. Which would be more performant? A Terms Query OR a Terms Filter with a Match All. Or some totally other approach .... Thanks, Sandeep -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/ee1460b3-3eab-4578-bd09-318c0779f918%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/ee1460b3-3eab-4578-bd09-318c0779f918%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 1:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/terms-query-or-terms-filter-with-match-all/19679/2 "2017-07-06T01:03:44Z")