# How to read the detail mapping for index?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-read-the-detail-mapping-for-index/76563>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [February 27, 2017, 2:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-read-the-detail-mapping-for-index/76563 "2017-02-27T02:13:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![2010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/71c47a/32.png) [@2010](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/2010)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 2:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-read-the-detail-mapping-for-index/76563/1 "2017-02-27T02:13:18Z")

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I using the URL to get index mapping - [GET /my\_index/\_mapping], but i can not understand whether the field is indexed or not , is stored or not . So i how to do ?

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 2:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-read-the-detail-mapping-for-index/76563/2 "2017-02-27T02:25:37Z")

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What does the mapping for the field say?

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**Author:** ![2010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/71c47a/32.png) [@2010](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/2010)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 2:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-read-the-detail-mapping-for-index/76563/3 "2017-02-27T02:40:06Z")

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> [@2010](#):
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> GET /my\_index/\_mapping

Looking this figure.

 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/2X/2/2cbb69b365599f5ce1d4365c03d4ff627f8d36f2.png)

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 2:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-read-the-detail-mapping-for-index/76563/4 "2017-02-27T02:40:50Z")

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Please don't post pictures of text, they are difficult to read and some people may not be even able to see them.

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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:** [March 27, 2017, 2:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-read-the-detail-mapping-for-index/76563/5 "2017-03-27T02:41:05Z")

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Closed on March 27, 2017, 2:41am UTC

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