diff --git a/parsers/filters/parse.go b/parsers/filters/parse.go
index 27c7132..4039592 100644
--- a/parsers/filters/parse.go
+++ b/parsers/filters/parse.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package filters
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
+	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 )
 
@@ -61,3 +62,22 @@ func FromParam(p string) (Args, error) {
 	}
 	return args, nil
 }
+
+func (filters Args) Match(field, source string) bool {
+	fieldValues := filters[field]
+
+	//do not filter if there is no filter set or cannot determine filter
+	if len(fieldValues) == 0 {
+		return true
+	}
+	for _, name2match := range fieldValues {
+		match, err := regexp.MatchString(name2match, source)
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		if match {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}