# How do i ignore mapping conflict?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-do-i-ignore-mapping-conflict/127523>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [April 10, 2018, 4:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-do-i-ignore-mapping-conflict/127523 "2018-04-10T16:58:19Z")\
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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:** [April 10, 2018, 8:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-do-i-ignore-mapping-conflict/127523/5 "2018-04-10T20:46:23Z")

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You may want to look at this thread:

> [@Force an object type into a text field?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/force-an-object-type-into-a-text-field/118609/3):
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> I have tried "index": false on that field, but still get an error. It also seems that "ignore\_malformed" is not an option for "text" fields, which is weird cause a text field can fail too: Can't get text on a START\_OBJECT at 1:541

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