# Store json field as string and still being indexed
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/store-json-field-as-string-and-still-being-indexed/22422
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [February 26, 2015, 11:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/store-json-field-as-string-and-still-being-indexed/22422 "2015-02-26T23:03:34Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author:  [@jlam](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jlam)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2015, 11:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/store-json-field-as-string-and-still-being-indexed/22422/1 "2015-02-26T23:03:34Z")
Hi,
For complex json document, is it possible to define a custom mapping to
just store a json field (contains inner level json fields) as just strings
and still being searchable?
for example:
"data1" : {
"data2" : {
"int\_data1": "sdfsfs",
"int\_data2": "sdfassdfa"
},
"data3" : "etstasd"
}
Have ES store "data2" as string and indexed. Is that possible?
Thanks,
Jared
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2017, 12:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/store-json-field-as-string-and-still-being-indexed/22422/2 "2017-07-06T00:29:43Z")