# Not able to search through attachment contents **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [October 19, 2015, 10:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-search-through-attachment-contents/32473 "2015-10-19T10:19:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**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:** [July 4, 2016, 2:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-search-through-attachment-contents/32473/23 "2016-07-04T14:10:41Z")
No. I don't know C#. ---
**Author:** ![rakesh-saharan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/df788c/32.png) [@rakesh-saharan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rakesh-saharan)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2016, 8:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-search-through-attachment-contents/32473/24 "2016-12-29T08:07:58Z")
Hi @dadoonet I am trying to implement attachment mapper search using ruby and for file uploading on amazon s3, i am using paperclip. My problem is similar i am not able to search through the document but i can search on other parameters like title or etc. Mapping: { "notes" : { "mappings" : { "note" : { "properties" : { "attachment" : { "type" : "text", "fields" : { "keyword" : { "type" : "keyword", "ignore\_above" : 256 } } }, "attachment\_content\_type" : { "type" : "text", "fields" : { "keyword" : { "type" : "keyword", "ignore\_above" : 256 } } }, "attachment\_data" : { "type" : "text", "fields" : { "keyword" : { "type" : "keyword", "ignore\_above" : 256 } } }, "attachment\_file\_name" : { "type" : "text", "fields" : { "keyword" : { "type" : "keyword", "ignore\_above" : 256 } } }, "attachment\_file\_size" : { "type" : "long" }, "attachment\_updated\_at" : { "type" : "date" }, "company\_id" : { "type" : "long" }, "created\_at" : { "type" : "date" }, "id" : { "type" : "long" }, "member\_id" : { "type" : "long" }, "note" : { "type" : "text", "fields" : { "keyword" : { "type" : "keyword", "ignore\_above" : 256 } } }, "noteable\_id" : { "type" : "long" }, "noteable\_type" : { "type" : "text", "fields" : { "keyword" : { "type" : "keyword", "ignore\_above" : 256 } } }, "updated\_at" : { "type" : "date" }, "visibility\_type" : { "type" : "text", "fields" : { "keyword" : { "type" : "keyword", "ignore\_above" : 256 } } } } } } } } And here is mapper code: mapping \_source: { excludes: ["attachment"] } do self.tire.indexes :id, type: "integer" self.tire.indexes :note ``` self.tire.indexes :attachment, :type => 'attachment', :fields => { :name=> { :store => 'yes' }, :content=> { :store => 'yes' }, :title=> { :store => 'yes' }, :file=> { :term_vector => 'with_positions_offsets', :store => 'yes' }, :date=> { :store => 'yes' } } ``` end def attachment\_data Base64.encode64(open(PATH\_TO\_ATTACHMENT) { |file| file.read }) end ---
**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:** [December 29, 2016, 9:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-search-through-attachment-contents/32473/25 "2016-12-29T09:08:56Z")
But the mapping you showed doesn't contain a field of type "attachment". You need to fix the mapping. ---
**Author:** ![rakesh-saharan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/df788c/32.png) [@rakesh-saharan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rakesh-saharan)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2016, 11:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-search-through-attachment-contents/32473/26 "2016-12-29T11:21:54Z")
@dadoonet Here is the Mappingmapping \_source: { excludes: ["attachment"] } do self.tire.indexes :id, type: "integer" self.tire.indexes :note #self.tire.indexes :attachment, type: "attachment\_data" self.tire.indexes :attachment, :type =\> 'attachment', :fields =\> { :name=\> { :store =\> 'yes' }, :content=\> { :store =\> 'yes' }, :title=\> { :store =\> 'yes' }, :file=\> { :term\_vector =\> 'with\_positions\_offsets', :store =\> 'yes' }, :date=\> { :store =\> 'yes' } ``` } ``` end ---
**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:** [December 29, 2016, 11:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-search-through-attachment-contents/32473/27 "2016-12-29T11:55:50Z")
What gives `GET yourindex/_mapping`? ---
**Author:** ![rakesh-saharan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/df788c/32.png) [@rakesh-saharan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rakesh-saharan)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2016, 4:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-search-through-attachment-contents/32473/28 "2016-12-29T16:07:36Z")
``` 9200/notes/_mapping?pretty=true' { "notes" : { "mappings" : { "note" : { "properties" : { "attachment" : { "type" : "text", "fields" : { "keyword" : { "type" : "keyword", "ignore_above" : 256 } } }, "attachment_content_type" : { "type" : "text", "fields" : { "keyword" : { "type" : "keyword", "ignore_above" : 256 } } }, "attachment_data" : { "type" : "text", "fields" : { "keyword" : { "type" : "keyword", "ignore_above" : 256 } } }, "attachment_file_name" : { "type" : "text", "fields" : { "keyword" : { "type" : "keyword", "ignore_above" : 256 } } }, "attachment_file_size" : { "type" : "long" }, "attachment_updated_at" : { "type" : "date" }, "company_id" : { "type" : "long" }, "created_at" : { "type" : "date" }, "id" : { "type" : "long" }, "member_id" : { "type" : "long" }, "note" : { "type" : "text", "fields" : { "keyword" : { "type" : "keyword", "ignore_above" : 256 } } }, "noteable_id" : { "type" : "long" }, "noteable_type" : { "type" : "text", "fields" : { "keyword" : { "type" : "keyword", "ignore_above" : 256 } } }, "updated_at" : { "type" : "date" }, "visibility_type" : { "type" : "text", "fields" : { "keyword" : { "type" : "keyword", "ignore_above" : 256 } } } } } } } }`Preformatted text` ``` ---
**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:** [December 29, 2016, 4:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-search-through-attachment-contents/32473/29 "2016-12-29T16:29:20Z")
Please format your code using `` icon as explained in [this guide](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/about-the-elasticsearch-category/21). It will make your post more readable. Can you see any `"type": "attachment"` in your mapping? I don't see any. That's your problem as I said before. ---
**Author:** ![rakesh-saharan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/df788c/32.png) [@rakesh-saharan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rakesh-saharan)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2016, 12:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-search-through-attachment-contents/32473/30 "2016-12-30T00:55:00Z")
@dadoonet Right, Mapper attachment plugin is installed but attachment type is coming out is a text not an attachment not sure why , that where i am stuck ---
**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:** [December 30, 2016, 2:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-search-through-attachment-contents/32473/31 "2016-12-30T02:54:22Z")
Because you did not specify it. I mean that you created a mapping at some point. But without the needed type. Remove the index, put a correct mapping and start again your application. ---
**Author:** ![rakesh-saharan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/df788c/32.png) [@rakesh-saharan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rakesh-saharan)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2016, 10:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-search-through-attachment-contents/32473/32 "2016-12-30T10:56:29Z")
``` @dadoonet I did specify it,Please see below mapping _source: { excludes: ["attachment"] } do self.tire.indexes :id, type: "integer" self.tire.indexes :note self.tire.indexes :attachment, :type => 'attachment', :fields => { :name=> { :store => 'yes' }, :content=> { :store => 'yes' }, :title=> { :store => 'yes' }, :file=> { :term_vector => 'with_positions_offsets', :store => 'yes' }, :date=> { :store => 'yes' } } ``` I am following this [http://rny.io/rails/elasticsearch/2013/08/05/full-text-search-for-attachments-with-rails-and-elasticsearch.html](http://rny.io/rails/elasticsearch/2013/08/05/full-text-search-for-attachments-with-rails-and-elasticsearch.html) ---
**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:** [December 30, 2016, 10:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-search-through-attachment-contents/32473/33 "2016-12-30T10:59:02Z")
It's not in the mapping at the end. So you are probably doing something wrong. I can't tell as I don't know Rails/Ruby. But if you follow the documentation and replay [this pure REST script](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/plugins/current/mapper-attachments-helloworld.html) it should work. As you can see, the mapping is defined: ```auto PUT /trying-out-mapper-attachments { "mappings": { "person": { "properties": { "cv": { "type": "attachment" } }}}} ``` ---
**Author:** ![rakesh-saharan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/df788c/32.png) [@rakesh-saharan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rakesh-saharan)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2017, 9:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-search-through-attachment-contents/32473/34 "2017-01-03T09:58:13Z")
``` @dadoonet This is what i am getting in json mapping, I have installed attachment plugin but still it shows attachmet_data type as text not sure why { "notes": { "aliases": {}, "mappings": { "note": { "properties": { "attachment_content_type": { "type": "text", "fields": { "keyword": { "type": "keyword", "ignore_above": 256 } } }, "attachment_data": { "type": "text", "fields": { "keyword": { "type": "keyword", "ignore_above": 256 } } }, "attachment_file_name": { "type": "text", "fields": { "keyword": { "type": "keyword", "ignore_above": 256 } } }, "attachment_file_size": { "type": "long" }, "attachment_updated_at": { "type": "date" }, "company_id": { "type": "long" }, "created_at": { "type": "date" }, "id": { "type": "long" }, "member_id": { "type": "long" }, "note": { "type": "text", "fields": { "keyword": { "type": "keyword", "ignore_above": 256 } } }, "noteable_id": { "type": "long" }, "noteable_type": { "type": "text", "fields": { "keyword": { "type": "keyword", "ignore_above": 256 } } }, "updated_at": { "type": "date" }, "visibility_type": { "type": "text", "fields": { "keyword": { "type": "keyword", "ignore_above": 256 } } } } } }, "settings": { "index": { "creation_date": "1483437269500", "number_of_shards": "5", "number_of_replicas": "1", "uuid": "mXHekbRiRB2z9lmUYDDbJA", "version": { "created": "5000199" }, "provided_name": "notes" } } } } ``` ---
**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, 10:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-search-through-attachment-contents/32473/35 "2017-07-05T22:04:32Z")
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