# Complex/combined contact search

**URL:** <https://forum.mautic.org/t/complex-combined-contact-search/11258>\
**Category:** Ideas and Feature Requests\
**Created:** [September 30, 2019, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/complex-combined-contact-search/11258 "2019-09-30T14:51:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Petykemano](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/petykemano/32/161_2.png) [@Petykemano](https://forum.mautic.org/u/Petykemano)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2019, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/complex-combined-contact-search/11258/1 "2019-09-30T14:51:18Z")

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My idea is:

There would be need for complex searches that involve multiple search commands of the same kind in the contact search panel

I can do:  
“segment:{segment} is:unowned”

But I can’t do:  
“segment:{segment1} AND segment:{segment2}”

Neither can I do negating like:  
“!segment:{segment1}”

Sure, these problems can be worked around by creating complentary and intersection segments, but creating such auxiliary segments every now and then is tiring for clients.

I think these groups of people would benefit from this idea:  
Why I think they would benefit from this idea:

Better quick searches  
No more need to create auxiliary segments for a quick search (&export)