# Use regex query in must

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-regex-query-in-must/236142>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [June 8, 2020, 8:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-regex-query-in-must/236142 "2020-06-08T08:31:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![gauravuser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cc9497/32.png) [@gauravuser](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gauravuser)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2020, 8:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-regex-query-in-must/236142/1 "2020-06-08T08:31:26Z")

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I am new to ES, i am having query as

```auto
GET 2020-06-03/_search
{
    "query": {
        "bool": {
            "must": [
                {
                    "term": {
                        "Email": "u125@tester.com"
                    }
                },
                {
                    "terms": {
                        "User": [
                            "prot@test.com"
                        ]
                    }
                },
                {
                    "range": {
                        "TimeSp": {
                            "gte": 1588575600,
                            "lte": 1591167599
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        }
    },
    "size": 10000,
    "sort": {
        "TimestampSecs": {
            "order": "desc"
        }
    },
    "_source": [
        "Type",
        "Reason",
        "User",
      ]
}

```

ho can i add regex to terms User?

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**Author:** ![Mark\_Harwood](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mark_harwood/32/10538_2.png) [@Mark\_Harwood](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mark_Harwood)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2020, 9:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-regex-query-in-must/236142/2 "2020-06-08T09:36:36Z")

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`must` is an array of required clauses so just add a [regexp](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/query-dsl-regexp-query.html) query clause in that list

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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 6, 2020, 9:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-regex-query-in-must/236142/3 "2020-07-06T09:36:40Z")

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