# In es 6 one index can have many types?

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/in-es-6-one-index-can-have-many-types/109159
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [November 27, 2017, 2:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/in-es-6-one-index-can-have-many-types/109159 "2017-11-27T02:57:17Z")
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### Author: ![zqc0512](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/zqc0512/32/32141_2.png) [@zqc0512](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zqc0512)
#### Post date: [November 27, 2017, 2:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/in-es-6-one-index-can-have-many-types/109159/1 "2017-11-27T02:57:17Z")

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in es 6 one index can have many types?

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### 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: [November 27, 2017, 3:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/in-es-6-one-index-can-have-many-types/109159/2 "2017-11-27T03:19:28Z")

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No unless the index has been created in 5.x

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### Author: ![zqc0512](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/zqc0512/32/32141_2.png) [@zqc0512](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zqc0512)
#### Post date: [November 27, 2017, 3:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/in-es-6-one-index-can-have-many-types/109159/3 "2017-11-27T03:23:35Z")

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es 5.x update to 6 ,the many types can use also.  
but in es 6 can't create one index with many types?  
can give me a link about this Introduction .  
thanks so.  
@dadoonet

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### 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: [November 27, 2017, 3:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/in-es-6-one-index-can-have-many-types/109159/4 "2017-11-27T03:35:11Z")

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Do you mean this?

> **[Removal of mapping types in Elasticsearch 6.0](https://www.elastic.co/blog/removal-of-mapping-types-elasticsearch)**
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> Mapping types are going away. Elasticsearch 6.0 supports a single mapping type per index only, and it represents the first step on the way to removing types altogether.

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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: [December 25, 2017, 3:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/in-es-6-one-index-can-have-many-types/109159/5 "2017-12-25T03:35:12Z")

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