# The ipv6 question

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-ipv6-question/126366>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [April 2, 2018, 1:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-ipv6-question/126366 "2018-04-02T01:27:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![zqc0512](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/zqc0512/32/32141_2.png) [@zqc0512](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zqc0512)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2018, 1:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-ipv6-question/126366/1 "2018-04-02T01:27:31Z")

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if the data source ip is ipv6 how setting mapping in the es 5.6.8 mapping ?  
like this or not?

```
    "ip": {
      "type": "keyword"
    },
```

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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:** [April 2, 2018, 3:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-ipv6-question/126366/2 "2018-04-02T03:32:07Z")

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Why not `ip` ?

See [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/5.6/ip.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/5.6/ip.html)

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**Author:** ![zqc0512](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/zqc0512/32/32141_2.png) [@zqc0512](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zqc0512)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2018, 3:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-ipv6-question/126366/3 "2018-04-02T03:37:53Z")

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OK i find

PUT my\_index  
{  
"mappings": {  
"my\_type": {  
"properties": {  
"ip\_addr": {  
**"type": "ip"**  
}  
}  
}  
}  
}

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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:** [April 30, 2018, 3:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-ipv6-question/126366/4 "2018-04-30T03:38:04Z")

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