# What is the point of the match\_all and match\_none queries?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-point-of-the-match-all-and-match-none-queries/297618>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** eql-elastic-query-language\
**Created:** [February 18, 2022, 2:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-point-of-the-match-all-and-match-none-queries/297618 "2022-02-18T14:15:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![MrFantastic2022](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e68b1a/32.png) [@MrFantastic2022](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/MrFantastic2022)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 2:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-point-of-the-match-all-and-match-none-queries/297618/1 "2022-02-18T14:15:56Z")

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When would these queries be used and why? Thanks in advance to all who respond.

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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:** [March 18, 2022, 2:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-point-of-the-match-all-and-match-none-queries/297618/2 "2022-03-18T14:16:20Z")

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