# Mapping inconsistent error

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/mapping-inconsistent-error/145638>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [August 23, 2018, 3:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/mapping-inconsistent-error/145638 "2018-08-23T03:44:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![bob28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e8cbc/32.png) [@bob28](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bob28)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2018, 3:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/mapping-inconsistent-error/145638/1 "2018-08-23T03:44:14Z")

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Hi,

When I read from elasticsearch, I am getting field position not fount and mapping inconsistency error.

Could you please let me know how to resolve this issue and why we get this error normally and what kind of steps we need to take to avoid this error.

Thanks,  
Bob

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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:** [September 20, 2018, 3:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/mapping-inconsistent-error/145638/2 "2018-09-20T03:44:24Z")

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Closed on September 20, 2018, 3:44am UTC

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