# Fail Index if document does not match explicit mapping **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [March 10, 2020, 1:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fail-index-if-document-does-not-match-explicit-mapping/222832 "2020-03-10T01:19:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![m\_ebags](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/m_ebags/32/27205_2.png) [@m\_ebags](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/m_ebags)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2020, 1:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fail-index-if-document-does-not-match-explicit-mapping/222832/1 "2020-03-10T01:19:29Z")
Is it possible to force a document to fail being indexed if it does not match an explicit mapping [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/master/mapping.html#\_explicit\_mappings](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/master/mapping.html#_explicit_mappings) ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2020, 6:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fail-index-if-document-does-not-match-explicit-mapping/222832/2 "2020-03-10T06:19:57Z")
Have a look at the `strict` option in [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.6/dynamic.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.6/dynamic.html) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2020, 6:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fail-index-if-document-does-not-match-explicit-mapping/222832/3 "2020-04-07T06:20:01Z")
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