# Get index mapping using Java API

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/get-index-mapping-using-java-api/5429>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [September 21, 2011, 11:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/get-index-mapping-using-java-api/5429 "2011-09-21T23:40:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Curtis\_Caravone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e47c2d/32.png) [@Curtis\_Caravone](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Curtis_Caravone)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 11:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/get-index-mapping-using-java-api/5429/1 "2011-09-21T23:40:54Z")

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Hi all,

I can't for the life of me find the Java API to GET an index mapping. Can  
anybody please point me to the right method?

thanks,

Curtis

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**Author:** ![Curtis\_Caravone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e47c2d/32.png) [@Curtis\_Caravone](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Curtis_Caravone)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 12:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/get-index-mapping-using-java-api/5429/2 "2011-09-22T00:07:14Z")

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Oops, sorry, found the thread:  
[http://elasticsearch-users.115913.n3.nabble.com/Java-API-to-get-a-mapping-td2988351.html](http://elasticsearch-users.115913.n3.nabble.com/Java-API-to-get-a-mapping-td2988351.html)

Curtis

On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 4:40 PM, Curtis Caravone [caravone@gmail.com](mailto:caravone@gmail.com) wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I can't for the life of me find the Java API to GET an index mapping. Can  
> anybody please point me to the right method?
> 
> thanks,
> 
> Curtis

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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 6, 2017, 3:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/get-index-mapping-using-java-api/5429/3 "2017-07-06T03:53:53Z")

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