# How to specify analyser to use
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-specify-analyser-to-use/10568
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [January 31, 2013, 8:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-specify-analyser-to-use/10568 "2013-01-31T08:31:53Z")
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### Author:  [@Janusz\_Dalecki](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Janusz_Dalecki)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2013, 8:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-specify-analyser-to-use/10568/1 "2013-01-31T08:31:53Z")
Hi,
How can I:
1.
```
check which analyser is used for my indexing – I have not specified
```
any when I indexed my documents.
1.
```
specify which analyser is used for my indexing – I know the doc
```
specify at url
[http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/index-modules/analysis/](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/index-modules/analysis/) the
sample configuration – but what is this configuration? – a text file? And
if it is where do I put it under elasticsearch root directory. If it is not
a config file what command do I use to specify which analyser I want to use?
Regards,
Janusz
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### Author:  [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2013, 8:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-specify-analyser-to-use/10568/2 "2013-01-31T08:42:28Z")
By default, the standard analyzer is applied.
If you want to apply another one, you have to define a mapping.
See the Put Mapping API.
Here is an example: [Test case for multifield fields · GitHub](https://gist.github.com/2965777)
HTH
Le 31 janv. 2013 à 09:31, JD [jdalecki@tycoint.com](mailto:jdalecki@tycoint.com) a écrit :
> Hi,
>
> How can I:
>
> 1.
>
> ```
> check which analyser is used for my indexing – I have not specified any when I indexed my documents.
>
> ```
>
> 2.
>
> ```
> specify which analyser is used for my indexing – I know the doc specify at url http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/index-modules/analysis/ the sample configuration – but what is this configuration? – a text file? And if it is where do I put it under elasticsearch root directory. If it is not a config file what command do I use to specify which analyser I want to use?
>
> ```
>
> Regards,
>
> Janusz
>
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### Author:  [@Janusz\_Dalecki](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Janusz_Dalecki)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2013, 9:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-specify-analyser-to-use/10568/3 "2013-01-31T09:04:29Z")
Hi Dave,
Can I somehow see that it is standard analyzer - using some curl command?
Not that I don't trust you - I just would like to know the method to verify
it?
Regards,
Janusz
On Thursday, 31 January 2013 19:31:53 UTC+11, JD wrote:
> Hi,
>
> How can I:
>
> 1.
>
> ```
> check which analyser is used for my indexing – I have not
>
> ```
>
> specified any when I indexed my documents.
>
> 1.
>
> ```
> specify which analyser is used for my indexing – I know the doc
>
> ```
>
> specify at url
> [Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/index-modules/analysis/) the
> sample configuration – but what is this configuration? – a text file? And
> if it is where do I put it under elasticsearch root directory. If it is not
> a config file what command do I use to specify which analyser I want to use?
>
> Regards,
> Janusz
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### Author:  [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2013, 9:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-specify-analyser-to-use/10568/4 "2013-01-31T09:09:31Z")
Yes.
Do
curl [http://localhost:9200/index/type/\_mapping?pretty](http://localhost:9200/index/type/_mapping?pretty)
You will get your mapping. If no analyzer is defined, then standard is applied.
BTW, if you want to understand how Elasticsearch analyzed your data, have a look at the \_analyze API. Very useful.
Le 31 janv. 2013 à 10:04, JD [jdalecki@tycoint.com](mailto:jdalecki@tycoint.com) a écrit :
> Hi Dave,
> Can I somehow see that it is standard analyzer - using some curl command?
> Not that I don't trust you - I just would like to know the method to verify it?
> Regards,
> Janusz
>
> On Thursday, 31 January 2013 19:31:53 UTC+11, JD wrote:
> Hi,
>
> How can I:
>
> 1.
>
> ```
> check which analyser is used for my indexing – I have not specified any when I indexed my documents.
>
> ```
>
> 2.
>
> ```
> specify which analyser is used for my indexing – I know the doc specify at url http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/index-modules/analysis/ the sample configuration – but what is this configuration? – a text file? And if it is where do I put it under elasticsearch root directory. If it is not a config file what command do I use to specify which analyser I want to use?
>
> ```
>
> Regards,
>
> Janusz
>
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2017, 2:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-specify-analyser-to-use/10568/5 "2017-07-06T02:53:48Z")