# Field max size

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/field-max-size/60236>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [September 11, 2016, 10:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/field-max-size/60236 "2016-09-11T10:48:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![esther90](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/esther90/32/46287_2.png) [@esther90](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/esther90)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2016, 10:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/field-max-size/60236/1 "2016-09-11T10:48:16Z")

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Hi all,  
I am currently using Elasticsearch and would like to check on whether will it be possible to check the max characters that I can place in the String field of a document? Is there any way I can define the max characters of a document in Elasticsearch?  
Thank you for your time!

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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:** [September 11, 2016, 9:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/field-max-size/60236/2 "2016-09-11T21:40:14Z")

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Check out [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/2.4/ignore-above.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/2.4/ignore-above.html)

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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:** [July 5, 2017, 10:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/field-max-size/60236/3 "2017-07-05T22:21:18Z")

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