# Timelion and the analyze\_wildcard query parameter

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/timelion-and-the-analyze-wildcard-query-parameter/211426>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Tags:** timelion\
**Created:** [December 11, 2019, 7:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/timelion-and-the-analyze-wildcard-query-parameter/211426 "2019-12-11T07:47:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Robert\_Campbell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/robert_campbell/32/59172_2.png) [@Robert\_Campbell](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Robert_Campbell)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2019, 7:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/timelion-and-the-analyze-wildcard-query-parameter/211426/1 "2019-12-11T07:47:45Z")

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I've been struggling with timelion all morning.

When I do a query based on a wildcard (which is normal if you use the 'free text' searchbar in Kibana) I get the "analyze\_wildcard": true set for the query string. How do I do this for Timelion?

Thanks!

Robert

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**Author:** ![Robert\_Campbell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/robert_campbell/32/59172_2.png) [@Robert\_Campbell](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Robert_Campbell)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2019, 8:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/timelion-and-the-analyze-wildcard-query-parameter/211426/2 "2019-12-11T08:49:05Z")

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Worked it out, my query was too specific.  
q='kubernetes.container.name=customer-dienst AND "POST /public/account/create 200\*" AND kubernetes.namespace=gb-brand-production'

I had q='kubernetes.container.name=customer-dienst AND message="POST /public/account/create 200\*" AND kubernetes.namespace=gb-brand-production' before.  
Worked a treat.

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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:** [January 8, 2020, 8:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/timelion-and-the-analyze-wildcard-query-parameter/211426/3 "2020-01-08T08:49:10Z")

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