# Python helpers equivalent for java

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/python-helpers-equivalent-for-java/38310>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [January 4, 2016, 12:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/python-helpers-equivalent-for-java/38310 "2016-01-04T12:28:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![dinushan\_m](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dinushan_m/32/8095_2.png) [@dinushan\_m](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dinushan_m)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2016, 12:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/python-helpers-equivalent-for-java/38310/1 "2016-01-04T12:28:18Z")

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Hi all,  
I'm new to elasticsearch. I'm facing issue when indexing with java APIs.

I'm able to index documents with '\_id' field using helpers.bulk in python.  
But when I'm trying to index the same with java API's I get this exception.

MapperParsingException[Field [\_id] is a metadata field and cannot be added inside a document. Use the index API request parameters.]

Can you help sorting this out? Is there helpers equivalent for java?

Thanks in advance!

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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 4, 2016, 1:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/python-helpers-equivalent-for-java/38310/2 "2016-01-04T13:22:19Z")

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If you are using the java client, just read [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/client/java-api/current/java-docs-index.html#java-docs-index-doc](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/client/java-api/current/java-docs-index.html#java-docs-index-doc)

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**Author:** ![dinushan\_m](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dinushan_m/32/8095_2.png) [@dinushan\_m](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dinushan_m)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2016, 10:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/python-helpers-equivalent-for-java/38310/3 "2016-01-05T10:20:58Z")

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Thank you for your reply. It looks helpers.bulk( ) internally extract \_id field , where java client does not. So I passed \_id to IndexRequest and removed \_id from the document sent for bulk indexing.

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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, 11:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/python-helpers-equivalent-for-java/38310/4 "2017-07-05T23:27:01Z")

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