# Does Reindex From Remote require storing \_source in the source index (indices)?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-reindex-from-remote-require-storing-source-in-the-source-index-indices/154507>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [October 29, 2018, 8:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-reindex-from-remote-require-storing-source-in-the-source-index-indices/154507 "2018-10-29T20:14:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![khyron4eva](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/khyron4eva/32/35234_2.png) [@khyron4eva](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/khyron4eva)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2018, 8:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-reindex-from-remote-require-storing-source-in-the-source-index-indices/154507/1 "2018-10-29T20:14:42Z")

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Simple question:

Can anyone confirm the necessity of storing \_source in the source indices in order to make Reindex From Remote work successfully? Is storing \_source required or not for Reindex From Remote?

Cheers!

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2018, 8:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-reindex-from-remote-require-storing-source-in-the-source-index-indices/154507/2 "2018-10-29T20:27:55Z")

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Yes, it is.

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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:** [October 29, 2018, 8:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-reindex-from-remote-require-storing-source-in-the-source-index-indices/154507/3 "2018-10-29T20:33:44Z")

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The docs aren't clear on that, so I've created [https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/35062](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/35062)

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**Author:** ![khyron4eva](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/khyron4eva/32/35234_2.png) [@khyron4eva](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/khyron4eva)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2018, 8:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-reindex-from-remote-require-storing-source-in-the-source-index-indices/154507/4 "2018-10-31T08:04:31Z")

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Thanks! That's what I needed. Unfortunately, it's bad news but at least it's clear bad news.

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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:** [November 28, 2018, 8:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-reindex-from-remote-require-storing-source-in-the-source-index-indices/154507/5 "2018-11-28T08:04:32Z")

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