# Wildcard search / query via REST request URI **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [May 30, 2014, 6:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/wildcard-search-query-via-rest-request-uri/17837 "2014-05-30T18:18:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lam\_Pham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c77e96/32.png) [@Lam\_Pham](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Lam_Pham)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2014, 6:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/wildcard-search-query-via-rest-request-uri/17837/1 "2014-05-30T18:18:06Z")
Hi, Is it possible to do a wildcard search via the request URI? For example [http://localhost:9200/index1/type1/\_search?q=type1.text\_ID=\*](http://localhost:9200/index1/type1/_search?q=type1.text_ID=*) If yes, what is the correct format? I tried the above format and did not get any hit for my data. I'm new to ElasticSearch. So, please pardon me if this question had been asked before. I did some search but could not find the answer. Thanks, Lam -- 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/c516a69e-eb3d-47ba-bef5-3e56823b7d5f%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/c516a69e-eb3d-47ba-bef5-3e56823b7d5f%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2014, 3:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/wildcard-search-query-via-rest-request-uri/17837/2 "2014-05-31T03:13:55Z")
URI Search is mapped to query string See [Elastic — The Search AI Company | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/search-uri-request.html) And [Elastic — The Search AI Company | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/query-dsl-query-string-query.html) Although it should work, you should not use that in production. See [Elastic — The Search AI Company | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/query-dsl-wildcard-query.html#query-dsl-wildcard-query) > Note this query can be slow, as it needs to iterate over many terms. For a end user query, you should define a better analyzer than the default one and use ngrams. My 2 cents. -- David 😉 Twitter : @dadoonet / @elasticsearchfr / @scrutmydocs Le 30 mai 2014 à 20:18, Lam Pham [lacda97@gmail.com](mailto:lacda97@gmail.com) a écrit : Hi, Is it possible to do a wildcard search via the request URI? For example [http://localhost:9200/index1/type1/\_search?q=type1.text\_ID=](http://localhost:9200/index1/type1/_search?q=type1.text_ID=)\* If yes, what is the correct format? I tried the above format and did not get any hit for my data. I'm new to Elasticsearch. So, please pardon me if this question had been asked before. I did some search but could not find the answer. ## Thanks, Lam 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/c516a69e-eb3d-47ba-bef5-3e56823b7d5f%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/c516a69e-eb3d-47ba-bef5-3e56823b7d5f%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- 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/F1B0996A-FB32-4308-B23C-ED5809DA5CBF%40pilato.fr](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/F1B0996A-FB32-4308-B23C-ED5809DA5CBF%40pilato.fr). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![Lam\_Pham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c77e96/32.png) [@Lam\_Pham](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Lam_Pham)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2014, 4:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/wildcard-search-query-via-rest-request-uri/17837/3 "2014-06-01T04:12:44Z")
Thanks David. On Friday, May 30, 2014 11:14:15 PM UTC-4, David Pilato wrote: > URI Search is mapped to query string > > See > [Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/search-uri-request.html) > And > [Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/query-dsl-query-string-query.html) > > Although it should work, you should not use that in production. See > [Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/query-dsl-wildcard-query.html#query-dsl-wildcard-query) > > > Note this query can be slow, as it needs to iterate over many terms. > > For a end user query, you should define a better analyzer than the default > one and use ngrams. > > My 2 cents. > > -- > David 😉 > Twitter : @dadoonet / @elasticsearchfr / @scrutmydocs > > Le 30 mai 2014 à 20:18, Lam Pham \<[lac...@gmail.com](mailto:lac...@gmail.com) \\> a > écrit : > > Hi, > Is it possible to do a wildcard search via > the request URI? For example > [http://localhost:9200/index1/type1/\_search?q=type1.text\_ID=](http://localhost:9200/index1/type1/_search?q=type1.text_ID=)\* > > If yes, what is the correct format? I tried the above > format and did not get any hit for my data. > > I'm new to Elasticsearch. So, please pardon me if > this question had been asked before. I did some search > but could not find the answer. > > Thanks, > Lam > > -- > 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 [elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com) \. > To view this discussion on the web visit > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/c516a69e-eb3d-47ba-bef5-3e56823b7d5f%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/c516a69e-eb3d-47ba-bef5-3e56823b7d5f%40googlegroups.com) > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/c516a69e-eb3d-47ba-bef5-3e56823b7d5f%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/c516a69e-eb3d-47ba-bef5-3e56823b7d5f%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > . > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- 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/fae15ce2-53ca-4e2d-b9e0-58c4cfb5f368%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/fae15ce2-53ca-4e2d-b9e0-58c4cfb5f368%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, 1:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/wildcard-search-query-via-rest-request-uri/17837/4 "2017-07-06T01:25:29Z")