# Java IndexRequest Default value of type
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-indexrequest-default-value-of-type/165094
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [January 21, 2019, 5:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-indexrequest-default-value-of-type/165094 "2019-01-21T17:03:33Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@gormanst](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gormanst)
#### Post date: [January 21, 2019, 5:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-indexrequest-default-value-of-type/165094/1 "2019-01-21T17:03:34Z")
If I do not specify "\_doc" as my type in an IndexRequest like so,
```
`new IndexRequest(esIndex, "_doc",record.getIndex())
.source(esRecord.getData().toString(), XContentType.JSON)`
```
I get the exception,
exception [type=illegal\_argument\_exception, reason=Rejecting mapping update to [cartoon-raw-ekenebt-2019-01-21] as the final mapping would have more than 1 type: [\_doc, SEEC0746A8F2B5\_26JUL071p0019145AASEEC079j000999]]]]
I can't figure out why adding "\_doc" fixes this exception?
Running version 6.2.4
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### Author:  [@DavidTurner](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DavidTurner)
#### Post date: [January 21, 2019, 5:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-indexrequest-default-value-of-type/165094/2 "2019-01-21T17:50:31Z")
There are a number of constructors for `IndexRequest`, and the two relevant ones here are:
```auto
public IndexRequest(String index, String type);
public IndexRequest(String index, String type, String id);
```
When you pass three arguments you are giving the index, the type, and the document ID, but when you pass two you are giving the index and the **type**. The error message indicates that you are passing `SEEC0746A8F2B5_26JUL071p0019145AASEEC079j000999` for the type, but this looks like a document ID, and that is probably not what you want.
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### Author:  [@gormanst](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gormanst)
#### Post date: [January 21, 2019, 7:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-indexrequest-default-value-of-type/165094/3 "2019-01-21T19:01:12Z")
I am doing this in preparation for the removal of mapping types in elasticsearch. This is where I used to have my project specific type value. With the removal of types, will I always put "\_doc" in for the type field? I know there is the notion of custom types but in general what should I put in for type once I have removed type from my index mapping?
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2019, 7:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-indexrequest-default-value-of-type/165094/4 "2019-02-18T19:01:13Z")
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