# How to skip a field/property during restore **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [January 26, 2017, 5:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-skip-a-field-property-during-restore/72932 "2017-01-26T17:40:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![markcitizen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/markcitizen/32/117307_2.png) [@markcitizen](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/markcitizen)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2017, 5:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-skip-a-field-property-during-restore/72932/1 "2017-01-26T17:40:23Z")
Hello, I'm using ES 2.0.1, would anyone know how to skip/exclude a field/property during the restore operation? I'm importing an index snapshot and there is a field there which has a malformed name, which I don't really need. I'd like to restore the index but skip that one property. I'd appreciate any help in this matter. Thanks, M ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2017, 6:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-skip-a-field-property-during-restore/72932/2 "2017-01-26T18:13:55Z")
You can't. Snapshot is made on segment level not per doc. But if you are using a recent version of elasticsearch you can use reindex API instead. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2017, 6:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-skip-a-field-property-during-restore/72932/3 "2017-02-23T18:13:56Z")
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