# Support for first class IPv6 address type **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [May 3, 2012, 11:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/support-for-first-class-ipv6-address-type/7557 "2012-05-03T23:31:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Evan\_McClure](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/evan_mcclure/32/2898_2.png) [@Evan\_McClure](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Evan_McClure)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2012, 11:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/support-for-first-class-ipv6-address-type/7557/1 "2012-05-03T23:31:31Z")
Are there plans to overload the IP Type to support IPv6 addresses? ---
**Author:** ![kimchy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kimchy/32/44952_2.png) [@kimchy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kimchy)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2012, 9:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/support-for-first-class-ipv6-address-type/7557/2 "2012-05-04T09:42:19Z")
There is support for ipv6, which ip type are you talking about? On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 2:31 AM, Evan McClure [evanmcclure@gmail.com](mailto:evanmcclure@gmail.com) wrote: > Are there plans to overload the IP Type to support IPv6 addresses? ---
**Author:** ![Evan\_McClure](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/evan_mcclure/32/2898_2.png) [@Evan\_McClure](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Evan_McClure)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2012, 2:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/support-for-first-class-ipv6-address-type/7557/3 "2012-05-04T14:34:03Z")
I was looking at the documentation for the IP type mapping, and it said just "ipv4": > **[Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale](https://www.elastic.co)** > > Power insights and outcomes with the Elasticsearch Platform and AI. See into your data and find answers that matter with enterprise solutions designed to help you build, observe, and protect. Try Elasticsearch free today. On May 4, 2012, at 2:42 AM, Shay Banon wrote: > There is support for ipv6, which ip type are you talking about? > > On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 2:31 AM, Evan McClure [evanmcclure@gmail.com](mailto:evanmcclure@gmail.com) wrote: > Are there plans to overload the IP Type to support IPv6 addresses? ---
**Author:** ![kimchy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kimchy/32/44952_2.png) [@kimchy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kimchy)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2012, 2:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/support-for-first-class-ipv6-address-type/7557/4 "2012-05-04T14:54:50Z")
Yea, it only supports ipv4 cause it translates it to a numeric value. You can index the ipv6 value as a text not analyzed. On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 5:34 PM, Evan McClure [evanmcclure@gmail.com](mailto:evanmcclure@gmail.com) wrote: > I was looking at the documentation for the IP type mapping, and it said > just "ipv4": > > [Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/mapping/ip-type.html) > > On May 4, 2012, at 2:42 AM, Shay Banon wrote: > > There is support for ipv6, which ip type are you talking about? > > On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 2:31 AM, Evan McClure [evanmcclure@gmail.com](mailto:evanmcclure@gmail.com)wrote: > > > Are there plans to overload the IP Type to support IPv6 addresses? ---
**Author:** ![Evan\_McClure](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/evan_mcclure/32/2898_2.png) [@Evan\_McClure](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Evan_McClure)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2012, 3:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/support-for-first-class-ipv6-address-type/7557/5 "2012-05-04T15:11:53Z")
Yup, that's what we're doing for IPv6. On May 4, 2012, at 7:54 AM, Shay Banon wrote: > Yea, it only supports ipv4 cause it translates it to a numeric value. You can index the ipv6 value as a text not analyzed. > > On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 5:34 PM, Evan McClure [evanmcclure@gmail.com](mailto:evanmcclure@gmail.com) wrote: > I was looking at the documentation for the IP type mapping, and it said just "ipv4": > > [Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/mapping/ip-type.html) > > On May 4, 2012, at 2:42 AM, Shay Banon wrote: > > > There is support for ipv6, which ip type are you talking about? > > > > On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 2:31 AM, Evan McClure [evanmcclure@gmail.com](mailto:evanmcclure@gmail.com) wrote: > > Are there plans to overload the IP Type to support IPv6 addresses? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 3:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/support-for-first-class-ipv6-address-type/7557/6 "2017-07-06T03:30:02Z")