# Maximum size for index limit size

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/maximum-size-for-index-limit-size/146020>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [August 25, 2018, 1:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/maximum-size-for-index-limit-size/146020 "2018-08-25T13:35:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![deepsing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d26b3c/32.png) [@deepsing](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/deepsing)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2018, 9:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/maximum-size-for-index-limit-size/146020/5 "2018-08-27T09:47:04Z")

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Hi

Followed this link to update the template [Increase total fields limit via creation of index in logstash](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/increase-total-fields-limit-via-creation-of-index-in-logstash/98742)

Below is the part of my updated template.json file.  
I tried to add "index.mapping.total\_fields.limit: 10000" under setting. But still it is not working

```auto
{
  "template": "event-%{+YYYY.MM.dd}",
  "settings": {
    "index.refresh_interval" : "5s",
    "index.mapping.total_fields.limit": 10000
  },
  "mappings": {
    "logs": {
      "dynamic_templates": [
        {
          "boolean_value": {
            "match": "*_boolean",
            "mapping": {
              "type": "boolean"
            }
          }
        },

```

**Updated logstash.conf**

```auto
output {
    elasticsearch { 
	    index => "event-%{+YYYY.MM.dd}" 
	    hosts => ["elasticsearch-machine"]
        template => "C:\apps\logstash-6.3.0\config\templates\template.json"	
        template_name => 'event' # The default is logstash
        template_overwrite => true		
	}

```

**Run GET event-_/\_settings command from kibana UI, There is no "index.mapping.total\_fields.limit": 10000 in the setting of "event-_"**

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/6/6/662750703e477a1561b98dcaeaf7c660a99b07bf.png)

Error on Elastic Search cmd console

```auto
[2018-08-28T02:44:44,268][DEBUG][o.e.a.a.i.m.p.TransportPutMappingAction] [TIsOAqH] failed to put mappings on indices [[[event-2018.08.28/lYtCv2TZSvikfNhXHklUuQ]]], type [doc]
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Limit of total fields [1000] in index [event-2018.08.28] has been exceeded
        at org.elasticsearch.index.mapper.MapperService.checkTotalFieldsLimit(MapperService.java:630) ~[elasticsearch-6.3.0.jar:6.3.0]
        at org.elasticsearch.index.mapper.MapperService.internalMerge(MapperService.java:463) ~[elasticsearch-6.3.0.jar:6.3.0]
        at org.elasticsearch.index.mapper.MapperService.internalMerge(MapperService.java:356) ~[elasticsearch-6.3.0.jar:6.3.0]
        at org.elasticsearch.index.mapper.MapperService.merge(MapperService.java:288) ~[elasticsearch-6.3.0.jar:6.3.0]
        at org.elasticsearch.cluster.metadata.MetaDataMappingService$PutMappingExecutor.applyRequest(MetaDataMappingService.java:313) ~[elasticsearch-6.3.0.jar:6.3.0]
        at org.elasticsearch.cluster.metadata.MetaDataMappingService$PutMappingExecutor.execute(MetaDataMappingService.java:230) ~[elasticsearch-6.3.0.jar:6.3.0]
        at org.elasticsearch.cluster.service.MasterService.executeTasks(MasterService.java:630) ~[elasticsearch-6.3.0.jar:6.3.0]
        at org.elasticsearch.cluster.service.MasterService.calculateTaskOutputs(MasterService.java:267) ~[elasticsearch-6.3.0.jar:6.3.0]
        at org.elasticsearch.cluster.service.MasterService.runTasks(MasterService.java:197) [elasticsearch-6.3.0.jar:6.3.0]
        at org.elasticsearch.cluster.service.MasterService$Batcher.run(MasterService.java:132) [elasticsearch-6.3.0.jar:6.3.0]
        at org.elasticsearch.cluster.service.TaskBatcher.runIfNotProcessed(TaskBatcher.java:150) [elasticsearch-6.3.0.jar:6.3.0]
        at org.elasticsearch.cluster.service.TaskBatcher$BatchedTask.run(TaskBatcher.java:188) [elasticsearch-6.3.0.jar:6.3.0]
        at org.elasticsearch.common.util.concurrent.ThreadContext$ContextPreservingRunnable.run(ThreadContext.java:625) [elasticsearch-6.3.0.jar:6.3.0]
        at org.elasticsearch.common.util.concurrent.PrioritizedEsThreadPoolExecutor$TieBreakingPrioritizedRunnable.runAndClean(PrioritizedEsThreadPoolExecutor.java:244) [elasticsearch-6.3.0.jar:6.3.0]

        at org.elasticsearch.common.util.concurrent.PrioritizedEsThreadPoolExecutor$TieBreakingPrioritizedRunnable.run(PrioritizedEsThreadPoolExecutor.java:207) [elasticsearch-6.3.0.jar:6.3.0]
        at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1149) [?:1.8.0_181]
        at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:624) [?:1.8.0_181]
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748) [?:1.8.0_181]
[2018-08-28T02:44:44,417][DEBUG][o.e.a.b.TransportShardBulkAction] [event-2018.08.28][1] failed to execute bulk item (index) BulkShardRequest [[event-2018.08.28][1]] containing [10] requests
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Limit of total fields [1000] in index [event-2018.08.28] has been exceeded
        at org.elasticsearch.index.mapper.MapperService.checkTotalFieldsLimit(MapperService.java:630) ~[elasticsearch-6.3.0.jar:6.3.0]
        at org.elasticsearch.index.mapper.MapperService.internalMerge(MapperService.java:463) ~[elasticsearch-6.3.0.jar:6.3.0]

```

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