---
title: ES|QL MV_APPEND function
description: 
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3028/reference/query-languages/esql/functions-operators/mv-functions/mv_append
products:
  - Elasticsearch
---

# ES|QL MV_APPEND function
## Syntax

![Embedded](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3028/reference/query-languages/esql/images/functions/mv_append.svg)


## Parameters

<definitions>
  <definition term="field1">
  </definition>
  <definition term="field2">
  </definition>
</definitions>


## Description

Concatenates values of two multi-value fields.

## Supported types


| field1          | field2          | result          |
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| boolean         | boolean         | boolean         |
| cartesian_point | cartesian_point | cartesian_point |
| cartesian_shape | cartesian_shape | cartesian_shape |
| date            | date            | date            |
| date_nanos      | date_nanos      | date_nanos      |
| double          | double          | double          |
| geo_point       | geo_point       | geo_point       |
| geo_shape       | geo_shape       | geo_shape       |
| geohash         | geohash         | geohash         |
| geohex          | geohex          | geohex          |
| geotile         | geotile         | geotile         |
| integer         | integer         | integer         |
| ip              | ip              | ip              |
| keyword         | keyword         | keyword         |
| keyword         | text            | keyword         |
| long            | long            | long            |
| text            | keyword         | keyword         |
| text            | text            | keyword         |
| unsigned_long   | unsigned_long   | unsigned_long   |
| version         | version         | version         |


## Example

```esql
FROM employees
| WHERE emp_no == 10039 OR emp_no == 10040
| SORT emp_no
| EVAL dates = MV_APPEND(birth_date, hire_date)
| KEEP emp_no, birth_date, hire_date, dates
```


| emp_no:integer | birth_date:date      | hire_date:date       | dates:date                                   |
|----------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| 10039          | 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z | 1988-01-19T00:00:00Z | [1959-10-01T00:00:00Z, 1988-01-19T00:00:00Z] |
| 10040          | null                 | 1993-02-14T00:00:00Z | null                                         |