# Size of types in elasticsearch
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/size-of-types-in-elasticsearch/75824
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [February 21, 2017, 6:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/size-of-types-in-elasticsearch/75824 "2017-02-21T06:17:10Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@Balamurali](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Balamurali)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2017, 6:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/size-of-types-in-elasticsearch/75824/1 "2017-02-21T06:17:11Z")
Hi all,
how to find size of each types (mapping types) in elasticsearch index?
FYI , we are using elasticsearch 1.3.7 .
can anyone help us!
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### Author:  [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2017, 7:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/size-of-types-in-elasticsearch/75824/2 "2017-02-21T07:42:38Z")
Do you want the mapping size, or the document size?
Have you seen [\_size | Elasticsearch Guide [1.3] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/1.3/mapping-size-field.html)
> [@Balamurali](#):
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> FYI , we are using elasticsearch 1.3.7 .
You should upgrade.
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### Author:  [@Balamurali](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Balamurali)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2017, 9:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/size-of-types-in-elasticsearch/75824/3 "2017-02-21T09:28:53Z")
thanks @warkolm
i'm refering to mapping size
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### Author:  [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2017, 9:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/size-of-types-in-elasticsearch/75824/4 "2017-02-21T09:29:23Z")
We don't store that as a specific size value AFAIK.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2017, 9:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/size-of-types-in-elasticsearch/75824/5 "2017-03-21T09:29:53Z")
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