# How to add multiple types to an index Elasticsearch 6.4
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-add-multiple-types-to-an-index-elasticsearch-6-4/151032
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [October 4, 2018, 10:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-add-multiple-types-to-an-index-elasticsearch-6-4/151032 "2018-10-04T10:47:23Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@Sanjaybg](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sanjaybg)
#### Post date: [October 4, 2018, 10:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-add-multiple-types-to-an-index-elasticsearch-6-4/151032/1 "2018-10-04T10:47:23Z")
I am using Elasticsearch6.4 Java High Level REST Client.
I am creating a index per customer and trying to add multiple types in that on demand.
My code for adding type for a module goes like this
RestHighLevelClient client = IndexUtils.getIndexClient();
boolean exists = false;
exists = checkIndexExists(client,request,exists);
if(exists){
try {
PutMappingRequest prequest = new PutMappingRequest(indexName);
prequest.updateAllTypes(true);
prequest.type(indexType);
prequest.source(jsonMap);
client.indices().putMapping(prequest, RequestOptions.DEFAULT);
} catch (IOException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
}
}else{
CreateIndexRequest createrequest = new CreateIndexRequest(indexName);
createrequest.mapping(mapping,XContentType.JSON);
try {
client.indices().create(createrequest, RequestOptions.DEFAULT);
} catch (IOException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
I am getting an exception Rejecting mapping update to [customer\_13] as the final mapping would have more than 1 type
I understand this support is removed in elasticsearch6.x, but what is the alternative way to achieve this?
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### Author:  [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)
#### Post date: [October 4, 2018, 11:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-add-multiple-types-to-an-index-elasticsearch-6-4/151032/2 "2018-10-04T11:00:47Z")
Read [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/6.4/removal-of-types.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/6.4/removal-of-types.html)
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### Author:  [@Sanjaybg](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sanjaybg)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2018, 6:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-add-multiple-types-to-an-index-elasticsearch-6-4/151032/3 "2018-10-24T06:37:02Z")
Thank u, that was very helpful
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2018, 6:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-add-multiple-types-to-an-index-elasticsearch-6-4/151032/4 "2018-11-21T06:39:18Z")
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