# Not able to add a new field (nested) in existing index (ES 7.1)

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-add-a-new-field-nested-in-existing-index-es-7-1/308349>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [June 28, 2022, 11:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-add-a-new-field-nested-in-existing-index-es-7-1/308349 "2022-06-28T11:24:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![RabBit\_BR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rabbit_br/32/82261_2.png) [@RabBit\_BR](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/RabBit_BR)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2022, 12:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-add-a-new-field-nested-in-existing-index-es-7-1/308349/2 "2022-06-28T12:56:00Z")

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Hi @Ravip !!

Maybe this [post](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-include-type-name-to-be-true-or-false-by-java-rest-high-client-apm/270365) can help you.

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