# Map date as text?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/map-date-as-text/121375>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [February 25, 2018, 12:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/map-date-as-text/121375 "2018-02-25T12:17:12Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 25, 2018, 4:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/map-date-as-text/121375/4 "2018-02-25T16:34:57Z")

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Really?

Can you tell me what is the output of:

```
GET YOURINDEXNAME/_mapping

```

Also an exact document. I think your document has a `root` object in it which either should not be there or at least does not comply with the mapping.

And all formatted as explained in [About the Elasticsearch category](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/about-the-elasticsearch-category/21).

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