# How to delete a mapping field of an index?
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-delete-a-mapping-field-of-an-index/270371
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [April 16, 2021, 10:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-delete-a-mapping-field-of-an-index/270371 "2021-04-16T10:07:21Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@KeithTt](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/KeithTt)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2021, 10:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-delete-a-mapping-field-of-an-index/270371/1 "2021-04-16T10:07:21Z")
I followed this page: [Update mapping API | Elasticsearch Guide [master] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/master/indices-put-mapping.html)
It seems ES does not support delete a mapping field directly?
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### Author:  [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2021, 10:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-delete-a-mapping-field-of-an-index/270371/2 "2021-04-16T10:17:47Z")
No, that is correct. Removing mappings require reindexing.
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### Author:  [@KeithTt](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/KeithTt)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2021, 11:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-delete-a-mapping-field-of-an-index/270371/3 "2021-04-19T11:12:34Z")
Got it, thanks!
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2021, 11:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-delete-a-mapping-field-of-an-index/270371/4 "2021-05-17T11:13:14Z")
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