# Cloning Index

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cloning-index/215716>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [January 20, 2020, 10:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cloning-index/215716 "2020-01-20T10:44:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![SpinDORK](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/spindork/32/45310_2.png) [@SpinDORK](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/SpinDORK)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2020, 10:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cloning-index/215716/1 "2020-01-20T10:44:09Z")

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Hi,

When I'm trying to clone an index with data, I've been getting errors, if I run this;

```
POST /logflow-2019.11/_clone/robot-dsa_2
{
  "settings": {
    "index.number_of_shards": 5
  },
  "aliases": {
    "my_search_indices": {}
  }
}

```

Then I get

```
"type": "invalid_type_name_exception",
"reason": "Document mapping type name can't start with '_', found: [_clone]"

```

Where am I going wrong? The index is locked with "index.blocks.write": true

Thanks

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**Author:** ![azasypkin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/azasypkin/32/42216_2.png) [@azasypkin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/azasypkin)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2020, 10:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cloning-index/215716/2 "2020-01-20T10:52:33Z")

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Hi @SpinDORK,

What version of the stack you use? `Clone Index API` is only [available since 7.4](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/44267).

Best,  
Oleg

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**Author:** ![SpinDORK](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/spindork/32/45310_2.png) [@SpinDORK](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/SpinDORK)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2020, 11:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cloning-index/215716/3 "2020-01-20T11:02:11Z")

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7.2.0 we're using. Ok, thanks for your help.

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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:** [February 17, 2020, 11:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cloning-index/215716/4 "2020-02-17T11:02:18Z")

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