# Index with documents in multiple languages **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [April 19, 2012, 1:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-with-documents-in-multiple-languages/7398 "2012-04-19T13:01:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bogdanionescu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@bogdanionescu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bogdanionescu)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 1:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-with-documents-in-multiple-languages/7398/1 "2012-04-19T13:01:54Z")
Hello. I would like to index some documents, keep them in the same index, but the documents are in different languages. I'm thinking I must use a specific analyzer for each language. Should I declare a mapping with a different type for each language and at index time I specify that specific type? Could this be done simpler? Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![bogdanionescu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@bogdanionescu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bogdanionescu)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 3:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-with-documents-in-multiple-languages/7398/2 "2012-04-19T15:51:15Z")
I'm looking at dynamic\_templates feature. Can this be used to choose specify a different analyzer based on a field value? Like a "language" field in the document? joi, 19 aprilie 2012, 16:01:54 UTC+3, Raaadu a scris: > Hello. I would like to index some documents, keep them in the same index, > but the documents are in different languages. > I'm thinking I must use a specific analyzer for each language. Should I > declare a mapping with a different type for each language and at index time > I specify that specific type? > Could this be done simpler? Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![Igor\_Motov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/igor_motov/32/45193_2.png) [@Igor\_Motov](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Igor_Motov)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 5:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-with-documents-in-multiple-languages/7398/3 "2012-04-19T17:54:46Z")
You can specify analyzer name in a field: [Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/mapping/analyzer-field.html) On Thursday, April 19, 2012 11:51:15 AM UTC-4, Raaadu wrote: > I'm looking at dynamic\_templates feature. Can this be used to choose > specify a different analyzer based on a field value? Like a "language" > field in the document? > > joi, 19 aprilie 2012, 16:01:54 UTC+3, Raaadu a scris: > > > Hello. I would like to index some documents, keep them in the same index, > > but the documents are in different languages. > > I'm thinking I must use a specific analyzer for each language. Should I > > declare a mapping with a different type for each language and at index time > > I specify that specific type? > > Could this be done simpler? Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![bogdanionescu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@bogdanionescu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bogdanionescu)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2012, 6:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-with-documents-in-multiple-languages/7398/4 "2012-04-20T06:59:36Z")
You are right, and that is the feature I want to use. But I'll have documents on all the languages and I'm asking if maybe there is another way to to this beside defining a type for each document in a different language. So dynamic mappings seem a cool feature, but I was wondering if I can vary the language using a field value or I should vary a special field name in order to dynamic map that document to a certain analyser joi, 19 aprilie 2012, 20:54:46 UTC+3, Igor Motov a scris: > You can specify analyzer name in a field: > [Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/mapping/analyzer-field.html) > > On Thursday, April 19, 2012 11:51:15 AM UTC-4, Raaadu wrote: > > > I'm looking at dynamic\_templates feature. Can this be used to choose > > specify a different analyzer based on a field value? Like a "language" > > field in the document? > > > > joi, 19 aprilie 2012, 16:01:54 UTC+3, Raaadu a scris: > > > > > Hello. I would like to index some documents, keep them in the same > > > index, but the documents are in different languages. > > > I'm thinking I must use a specific analyzer for each language. Should I > > > declare a mapping with a different type for each language and at index time > > > I specify that specific type? > > > Could this be done simpler? Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![bogdanionescu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@bogdanionescu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bogdanionescu)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2012, 7:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-with-documents-in-multiple-languages/7398/5 "2012-04-20T07:50:27Z")
I think I got it. Thank you:) vineri, 20 aprilie 2012, 09:59:36 UTC+3, Raaadu a scris: > You are right, and that is the feature I want to use. But I'll have > documents on all the languages and I'm asking if maybe there is another way > to to this beside defining a type for each document in a different language. > So dynamic mappings seem a cool feature, but I was wondering if I can vary > the language using a field value or I should vary a special field name in > order to dynamic map that document to a certain analyser > > joi, 19 aprilie 2012, 20:54:46 UTC+3, Igor Motov a scris: > > > You can specify analyzer name in a field: > > [Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/mapping/analyzer-field.html) > > > > On Thursday, April 19, 2012 11:51:15 AM UTC-4, Raaadu wrote: > > > > > I'm looking at dynamic\_templates feature. Can this be used to choose > > > specify a different analyzer based on a field value? Like a "language" > > > field in the document? > > > > > > joi, 19 aprilie 2012, 16:01:54 UTC+3, Raaadu a scris: > > > > > > > Hello. I would like to index some documents, keep them in the same > > > > index, but the documents are in different languages. > > > > I'm thinking I must use a specific analyzer for each language. Should I > > > > declare a mapping with a different type for each language and at index time > > > > I specify that specific type? > > > > Could this be done simpler? Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![Sapana\_Patel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df788c/32.png) [@Sapana\_Patel](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sapana_Patel)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2013, 5:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-with-documents-in-multiple-languages/7398/6 "2013-01-25T05:36:02Z")
Hi Raaadu, Can you please tell me how you archive that? I have same requirement for multiple languages. I want to store Product data and in that Product name & description can be in any language and other information are in english Can you please explain with example? Thanks On Friday, April 20, 2012 1:20:27 PM UTC+5:30, Raaadu wrote: > I think I got it. Thank you:) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 2:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-with-documents-in-multiple-languages/7398/7 "2017-07-06T02:54:40Z")