# Data field raw format?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/data-field-raw-format/80877>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [March 31, 2017, 10:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/data-field-raw-format/80877 "2017-03-31T22:44:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![billnbell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@billnbell](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/billnbell)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2017, 10:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/data-field-raw-format/80877/1 "2017-03-31T22:44:35Z")

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I have a data field that I want Elastic to ignore. It has things elastic does not like: Mixed type arrays, tons of fields (since ID is a key), etc. It is valid JSON, but I am not wanting to index that field, it is raw, and I cannot figure out how to set it raw and have Elastic ignore it. ?? I just want it in the \_source and tagging along with the other fields which are indexed.

I did set index=false. But Elastic still maps it, and it complains number of fields \> 1000, and ignoring field update, etc.

Is there a concept of a raw, or external field?

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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:** [April 28, 2017, 10:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/data-field-raw-format/80877/2 "2017-04-28T22:44:35Z")

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