# How to delete index Type from index using java api?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-delete-index-type-from-index-using-java-api/7461>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [April 25, 2012, 8:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-delete-index-type-from-index-using-java-api/7461 "2012-04-25T08:03:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sam\_4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/db5fbb/32.png) [@Sam\_4](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sam_4)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2012, 8:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-delete-index-type-from-index-using-java-api/7461/1 "2012-04-25T08:03:21Z")

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Hi

I want to delete index type from index using java.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Sam\_4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/db5fbb/32.png) [@Sam\_4](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sam_4)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2012, 8:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-delete-index-type-from-index-using-java-api/7461/2 "2012-04-25T08:16:06Z")

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i got the idea:

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```
    DeleteMappingRequest deleteMapping=new 

```

DeleteMappingRequest(indexName).type(indexType);  
DeleteMappingResponse actionGet =  
client.admin().indices().deleteMapping(type).actionGet();

On Wednesday, April 25, 2012 1:33:21 PM UTC+5:30, sam wrote:

> Hi
> 
> I want to delete index type from index using java.
> 
> Thanks

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**Author:** ![Sam\_4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/db5fbb/32.png) [@Sam\_4](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sam_4)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2012, 10:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-delete-index-type-from-index-using-java-api/7461/3 "2012-04-25T10:58:19Z")

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after deleting an mapping(type) i have try to create mapping with same  
name(type) with same data,i got an exception and when i go for searching i  
got zero hit. i have include the log details on attachment.please tell me  
where the problem.

Thanks

On Wednesday, April 25, 2012 1:46:06 PM UTC+5:30, sam wrote:

> i got the idea:  
> [Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/api/admin-indices-delete-mapping.html)
> 
> ```
> DeleteMappingRequest deleteMapping=new 
> 
> ```
> 
> DeleteMappingRequest(indexName).type(indexType);  
> DeleteMappingResponse actionGet =  
> client.admin().indices().deleteMapping(type).actionGet();
> 
> On Wednesday, April 25, 2012 1:33:21 PM UTC+5:30, sam wrote:
> 
> > Hi
> > 
> > I want to delete index type from index using java.
> > 
> > Thanks

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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, 3:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-delete-index-type-from-index-using-java-api/7461/4 "2017-07-06T03:31:11Z")

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