# Change section type?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-section-type/256570>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [November 24, 2020, 8:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-section-type/256570 "2020-11-24T20:07:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Matias\_Gerstner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/matias_gerstner/32/71678_2.png) [@Matias\_Gerstner](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Matias_Gerstner)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 8:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-section-type/256570/1 "2020-11-24T20:07:04Z")

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Hello, my English is not very good, but I want to ask you a question, to see if it is possible what I am trying to do or not.

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I need to change the NAME of the "type" section, in several indices already created and with data, I need to join them and that 3 indices are only 1 and with the same name in "type", I managed to join the 3 indices but I cannot change the name said, is it possible? or it is not. I've been with this problem for 7 days

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 12:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-section-type/256570/2 "2020-11-25T00:32:03Z")

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You want to change `type` to something else, right?

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**Author:** ![Matias\_Gerstner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/matias_gerstner/32/71678_2.png) [@Matias\_Gerstner](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Matias_Gerstner)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 12:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-section-type/256570/3 "2020-11-25T12:07:19Z")

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if I want to change it for another word

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2020, 4:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-section-type/256570/4 "2020-11-30T04:26:47Z")

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How do you index data to Elasticsearch? That is where you would need to change it.

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**Author:** ![Matias\_Gerstner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/matias_gerstner/32/71678_2.png) [@Matias\_Gerstner](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Matias_Gerstner)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2020, 7:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-section-type/256570/5 "2020-11-30T19:30:31Z")

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Yes to that, but how can I change one that is already indexed?

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2020, 7:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-section-type/256570/6 "2020-11-30T19:37:45Z")

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Use the `_reindex` API.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2020, 7:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-section-type/256570/7 "2020-12-28T19:37:56Z")

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Closed on December 28, 2020, 7:37pm UTC

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