# Enable geo\_shape in ElasticSearch v5.6 (Drupal 8)

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/enable-geo-shape-in-elasticsearch-v5-6-drupal-8/198927>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [September 10, 2019, 3:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/enable-geo-shape-in-elasticsearch-v5-6-drupal-8/198927 "2019-09-10T15:37:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![vensires](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f17d59/32.png) [@vensires](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vensires)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2019, 3:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/enable-geo-shape-in-elasticsearch-v5-6-drupal-8/198927/1 "2019-09-10T15:37:12Z")

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Hello, I am trying to connect a Drupal 8 website with an ElasticSearch index. The mapping is created by Drupal itself. No matter what I do though, Drupal complains that geo\_shape type is not supported. Do I have to do anything to enable the geo\_shape type? Sticking to v5.6 of ElasticSearch is a requirement.

Thank you!

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**Author:** ![Igor\_Motov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/igor_motov/32/45193_2.png) [@Igor\_Motov](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Igor_Motov)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2019, 12:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/enable-geo-shape-in-elasticsearch-v5-6-drupal-8/198927/2 "2019-09-16T12:50:15Z")

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> [@vensires](#):
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> Drupal complains that geo\_shape type is not supported

You should probably ask this in Drupal forum. It seems like a Drupal-specific issue.

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**Author:** ![vensires](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f17d59/32.png) [@vensires](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vensires)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2019, 9:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/enable-geo-shape-in-elasticsearch-v5-6-drupal-8/198927/3 "2019-10-11T09:58:45Z")

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Thank you Igor. Since it is my first time using ElasticSearch I didn't know if I had to somehow enable geo\_shapes (eg. by installing x-pack) or if it was a Drupal specific issue. I yet haven't found the solution but I definitely know where to search now.

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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 8, 2019, 10:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/enable-geo-shape-in-elasticsearch-v5-6-drupal-8/198927/4 "2019-11-08T10:01:23Z")

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