# Rename field elasticsearch 1.3.2

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rename-field-elasticsearch-1-3-2/103487>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [October 11, 2017, 7:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rename-field-elasticsearch-1-3-2/103487 "2017-10-11T07:31:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![juanito](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/juanito/32/22927_2.png) [@juanito](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/juanito)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2017, 7:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rename-field-elasticsearch-1-3-2/103487/1 "2017-10-11T07:31:35Z")

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Hi  
Is it possible to rename a field on a mapping? with zero downtime?  
On elasticsearch version 1.3.2

/Juan

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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:** [October 11, 2017, 8:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rename-field-elasticsearch-1-3-2/103487/2 "2017-10-11T08:20:22Z")

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No you can’t.

With recent versions you can do something close to it with the reindex API but whatever happens you need to reindex.

I’m sure you know it but your version is a way too old.

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**Author:** ![juanito](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/juanito/32/22927_2.png) [@juanito](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/juanito)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2017, 8:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rename-field-elasticsearch-1-3-2/103487/3 "2017-10-11T08:57:05Z")

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Hi  
ok, thanks

And yes, I am uploading now...

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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:** [November 8, 2017, 8:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rename-field-elasticsearch-1-3-2/103487/4 "2017-11-08T08:57:05Z")

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