Searching for PRs doesn't allow filtering with OR

[ahus1]

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I was struggling today when trying apply the filtering for issues also to pull requests, which now supports parentheses and logical operators as described in the docs.

I then found out that those filters work when searching for issues in https://github.com/issues/ but they don't work on https://github.com/pulls which surprised me and lead to some wasted time on my side.

I then found that I can search in issues view with is:pr still I think this is a workaround. The same syntax should work in the second view as well.

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[chogalesoham]

Hi @habibanadeemhere,
You're right — GitHub's search syntax for pull requests does not currently support logical OR operations between different filters directly (e.g., label:bug OR label:enhancement won’t work as expected).

🔍 GitHub search only supports:
AND logic by default (e.g., is:pr is:open label:bug means all those conditions must be true).

NOT logic using a minus (e.g., -label:bug excludes PRs with that label).

✅ Workarounds:
Use multiple searches separately:

First: is:pr is:open label:bug

Then: is:pr is:open label:enhancement

Use GitHub REST API or GraphQL to script a search combining results with OR logic.

Vote or suggest this feature on GitHub Feedback — many developers would benefit from advanced query support.

[shrutim250]

• ✅ Use is:pr in the [issues search](https://github.com/issues) to filter pull requests with advanced syntax.
• ❌ Avoid using [pulls view](https://github.com/pulls) for complex queries—it doesn’t support full logical operators or parentheses.
• 🔍 Bookmark or create saved filters using is:pr + other logic in the issues view for quick access.
• 💡 Consider giving feedback to GitHub, as this inconsistency affects usability.
  I hope it helps