# How to store a list of nested array in elastcisearch

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-store-a-list-of-nested-array-in-elastcisearch/121827
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [February 28, 2018, 10:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-store-a-list-of-nested-array-in-elastcisearch/121827 "2018-02-28T10:39:33Z")
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### Author: ![kish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/71e660/32.png) [@kish](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kish)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2018, 10:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-store-a-list-of-nested-array-in-elastcisearch/121827/1 "2018-02-28T10:39:33Z")

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I have json file which is dynamic. So i have to store it using nested type.  
data: [  
map[name: kish age: 26]  
map[name: kal age: 26 company: home]  
map[msg: hi date: 123456]  
]

How to store this data?  
And also can you explain about data mapping too

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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 28, 2018, 10:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-store-a-list-of-nested-array-in-elastcisearch/121827/2 "2018-03-28T10:40:13Z")

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