# Setting mapping fields limit to over 1000 for all indices
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-mapping-fields-limit-to-over-1000-for-all-indices/156806
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [November 15, 2018, 8:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-mapping-fields-limit-to-over-1000-for-all-indices/156806 "2018-11-15T08:18:29Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@yishain11](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/yishain11)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2018, 8:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-mapping-fields-limit-to-over-1000-for-all-indices/156806/1 "2018-11-15T08:18:29Z")
Hi!
Is there a way to configure elasticsearch before creating any index, that when an index will be created, it will be created with other number than 1000 in its fields mapping limit?
Or do I have to set the mapping for each index i'm creating?
Thanks!
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### Author:  [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2018, 8:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-mapping-fields-limit-to-over-1000-for-all-indices/156806/2 "2018-11-15T08:23:41Z")
You can set it in an index template.
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### Author:  [@yishain11](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/yishain11)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2018, 8:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-mapping-fields-limit-to-over-1000-for-all-indices/156806/3 "2018-11-15T08:27:42Z")
Hi, thanks for the answer.
Index template limits the index structure that the template will be applied to, isn't it?
I thought maybe there is a configuration line to be added to the elasticsearch.yml that can sort it out. Is there?
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### Author:  [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2018, 8:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-mapping-fields-limit-to-over-1000-for-all-indices/156806/4 "2018-11-15T08:30:04Z")
Index templates can specify index settings, e.g. shard count, compression mode and field limits, as well as mappings. Exactly what you specify is up to you.
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### Author:  [@yishain11](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/yishain11)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2018, 8:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-mapping-fields-limit-to-over-1000-for-all-indices/156806/5 "2018-11-15T08:33:58Z")
OK. Thanks
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 13, 2018, 8:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-mapping-fields-limit-to-over-1000-for-all-indices/156806/6 "2018-12-13T08:33:58Z")
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