# Is there a shorter way to match several page paths without a big OR chain?

Asked by marek_w on 2026-08-22. Tags: cql, audiences, page.

My first attempt at an audience covering a handful of landing paths turned
into this:

```cql
page's path is "/home" or page's path is "/pricing" or page's path is "/tour"
```

It works but it is ugly and I keep having to touch it every time we add a path.
Coming from backend code I really want a set-membership check so I do not repeat
the same clause. Does CQL have one

## 2 answers

### Answer from lena_b (2026-08-23)

It does, `is in` takes a list:

```cql
page's path is in ["/home", "/pricing", "/tour"]
```

Same result, one clause, and adding a path is just another entry in the
array. It also keeps the query short, which matters because evaluated queries
have a character limit and long or-chains eat into it fast.

### Answer from karl_h (2026-08-24)

Worth knowing it is not just for paths. The same `is in` form works for any
single-value attribute, e.g.

```cql
location's countryName is in ["us", "ca", "mx"]
```

page itself exposes path, url, query, anchor and referrer, so you can build
the list off whichever one fits. I use it for a small set of intent pages,
similar idea to the [viewed the pricing page](/answers/cql-viewed-pricing-page-intent)
audience.

#### Reply from marek_w (2026-08-25)

Perfect, collapsed three of my audiences with this. Thanks both.