# Location is already used for a field in other types(geo\_point)

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/location-is-already-used-for-a-field-in-other-types-geo-point/59029>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [August 26, 2016, 10:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/location-is-already-used-for-a-field-in-other-types-geo-point/59029 "2016-08-26T10:42:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![mukeshkumarc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ec8ea/32.png) [@mukeshkumarc](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mukeshkumarc)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2016, 10:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/location-is-already-used-for-a-field-in-other-types-geo-point/59029/1 "2016-08-26T10:42:16Z")

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response: '{"error":{"root\_cause":[{"type":"remote\_transport\_exception","reason":"[service][localhost/127.0.0.1:9300][indices:data/write/index[p]]"}],"type":"illegal\_argument\_exception","reason":"[event\_location] is defined as an object in mapping [event] but this name is already used for a field in other types"},"status":400}',  
toString: [Function],  
toJSON: [Function] }

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2016, 10:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/location-is-already-used-for-a-field-in-other-types-geo-point/59029/2 "2016-08-26T10:43:53Z")

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Are you just making us aware of this, or are you asking for help?

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**Author:** ![mukeshkumarc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ec8ea/32.png) [@mukeshkumarc](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mukeshkumarc)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2016, 11:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/location-is-already-used-for-a-field-in-other-types-geo-point/59029/3 "2016-08-26T11:58:38Z")

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asking for help

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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:** [July 5, 2017, 10:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/location-is-already-used-for-a-field-in-other-types-geo-point/59029/4 "2017-07-05T22:24:53Z")

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