# Nested Mapping in Logstash
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/nested-mapping-in-logstash/45886
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [March 31, 2016, 8:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/nested-mapping-in-logstash/45886 "2016-03-31T08:03:14Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@Hans\_Kruse](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Hans_Kruse)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2016, 8:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/nested-mapping-in-logstash/45886/1 "2016-03-31T08:03:14Z")
Logstash Template Mappings do not have properties like ElasticSearch mappings do. How do I define nested template Mappings for Logstash?
I have a Mapping for elasticsearch like:
"blablabla":{
"type":"object",
"properties":{
"image":{
"type":"object",
"properties":{
"heigth":{"type":"integer"},
"width":{"type":"integer"},
"colorSpace":{"type":"integer"},
"deviceType":{"type":"integer"},
"type":{"type":"integer"},
"dataType":{"type":"integer"},
"length":{"type":"integer"},
"mimeType":{"type":"integer"},
"sourcetype":{"type":"integer"},
"quality":{"type":"integer"}
}
},
"poseAngle":{
"type":"object",
"properties":{
"yaw":{"type":"integer"},
"pitch":{"type":"integer"},
"roll":{"type":"integer"}
}
},
"poseAngleUncertainty":{
"type":"object",
"properties":{
"yaw":{"type":"integer"},
"pitch":{"type":"integer"},
"roll":{"type":"integer"}
}
}
}
}
How does this translate to a Maping for Logstash? If not possible is there another "officially blessed" way to get these kind of template created for newly created indexes?
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### Author:  [@Hans\_Kruse](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Hans_Kruse)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2016, 8:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/nested-mapping-in-logstash/45886/2 "2016-03-31T08:37:32Z")
Answer to self(and others interested):
It seems I have to define the template in elastic with a wildcard and not in Logstash.
[https://jackhanington.com/blog/2014/12/11/create-a-custom-elasticsearch-template/](https://jackhanington.com/blog/2014/12/11/create-a-custom-elasticsearch-template/)
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2017, 5:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/nested-mapping-in-logstash/45886/3 "2017-07-06T05:04:34Z")