# Mapping IPv6 address with type IP in ES 1.7.4

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/mapping-ipv6-address-with-type-ip-in-es-1-7-4/38901>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [January 11, 2016, 5:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/mapping-ipv6-address-with-type-ip-in-es-1-7-4/38901 "2016-01-11T17:42:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![cterron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@cterron](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/cterron)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2016, 5:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/mapping-ipv6-address-with-type-ip-in-es-1-7-4/38901/1 "2016-01-11T17:42:23Z")

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Does ES 1.7.4 support mapping an IPv6 address in a field of type "ip"? . In the forum all posts I read about the issue are dated (circa 2012)

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2016, 6:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/mapping-ipv6-address-with-type-ip-in-es-1-7-4/38901/2 "2016-01-11T18:08:18Z")

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No. It does not.

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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:** [January 12, 2016, 2:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/mapping-ipv6-address-with-type-ip-in-es-1-7-4/38901/3 "2016-01-12T02:11:35Z")

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See [https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/3714](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/3714)

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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, 11:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/mapping-ipv6-address-with-type-ip-in-es-1-7-4/38901/4 "2017-07-05T23:25:20Z")

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