# Mapping elasticsearch index to existing hive table

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/mapping-elasticsearch-index-to-existing-hive-table/150582>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [October 1, 2018, 3:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/mapping-elasticsearch-index-to-existing-hive-table/150582 "2018-10-01T15:15:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![aliyesami](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecb155/32.png) [@aliyesami](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aliyesami)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2018, 3:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/mapping-elasticsearch-index-to-existing-hive-table/150582/1 "2018-10-01T15:15:42Z")

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I have mapped the hive table using ES storage handler to ES but I want to do the reverse , I want to map the elasticsearch index to an existing hive table that was not created with ES Storage handler clause , is it possible ? if yes how.

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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:** [October 29, 2018, 3:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/mapping-elasticsearch-index-to-existing-hive-table/150582/2 "2018-10-29T15:15:46Z")

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