# Update mapping of an object

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-mapping-of-an-object/10937>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [February 27, 2013, 10:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-mapping-of-an-object/10937 "2013-02-27T22:02:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![William\_King](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/william_king/32/2631_2.png) [@William\_King](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/William_King)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2013, 10:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-mapping-of-an-object/10937/1 "2013-02-27T22:02:21Z")

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Hi all,

I have a mappings defined as:

{  
"mappings" : {  
"person" : {  
"properties" : {  
"name" : { "type" : "string", "index" :  
"not\_analyzed" },  
"location" : {  
"type" : "object",  
"properties" : {  
"address" : {"type" : "string",  
"index\_analyzer" : "address" }  
}  
}  
}  
}  
}  
}

I would like to update the mapping to include a new property in the  
"location" object, is this possible? I've been able to add a new property  
under the root "person" object but not in the "person.location" object.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![William\_King](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/william_king/32/2631_2.png) [@William\_King](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/William_King)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2013, 9:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-mapping-of-an-object/10937/2 "2013-02-28T21:45:02Z")

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Any info on this?

On Wednesday, February 27, 2013 2:02:21 PM UTC-8, William King wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I have a mappings defined as:
> 
> {  
> "mappings" : {  
> "person" : {  
> "properties" : {  
> "name" : { "type" : "string", "index" :  
> "not\_analyzed" },  
> "location" : {  
> "type" : "object",  
> "properties" : {  
> "address" : {"type" : "string",  
> "index\_analyzer" : "address" }  
> }  
> }  
> }  
> }  
> }  
> }
> 
> I would like to update the mapping to include a new property in the  
> "location" object, is this possible? I've been able to add a new property  
> under the root "person" object but not in the "person.location" object.
> 
> Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Clinton\_Gormley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@Clinton\_Gormley](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Clinton_Gormley)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 11:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-mapping-of-an-object/10937/3 "2013-03-01T11:38:43Z")

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Hi William

> I would like to update the mapping to include a new property in the  
> "location" object, is this possible? I've been able to add a new  
> property under the root "person" object but not in the  
> "person.location" object.

If you show us how you have added one property but failed to add the  
other, then we could show you where you're going wrong.

But yes, you can add properties to a mapping, using the PUT mapping API:

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clint

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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:** [July 6, 2017, 2:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-mapping-of-an-object/10937/4 "2017-07-06T02:48:52Z")

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