# Updating the existing index in elastic search

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/updating-the-existing-index-in-elastic-search/222931>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [March 10, 2020, 12:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/updating-the-existing-index-in-elastic-search/222931 "2020-03-10T12:38:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Thamini\_NellaiKumar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/thamini_nellaikumar/32/62550_2.png) [@Thamini\_NellaiKumar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Thamini_NellaiKumar)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2020, 12:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/updating-the-existing-index-in-elastic-search/222931/1 "2020-03-10T12:38:34Z")

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Hi,

I have created the visualisation with the static data for my dashboard..now I want to change the data...is there any way to update the existing index without having to rework from the scratch?

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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:** [March 10, 2020, 12:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/updating-the-existing-index-in-elastic-search/222931/2 "2020-03-10T12:55:27Z")

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You mean? Change the mapping?

You can't. You need to reindex in a new index.  
Have a look at the reindex API. That could be useful.

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**Author:** ![rameshkr1994](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rameshkr1994/32/59029_2.png) [@rameshkr1994](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rameshkr1994)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2020, 8:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/updating-the-existing-index-in-elastic-search/222931/3 "2020-03-11T08:17:20Z")

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Hi @Thamini_NellaiKumar.

You want to update data or mapping ?

> if you want to update data then fine, you can implement.

Thanks  
HadoopHelp

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**Author:** ![Thamini\_NellaiKumar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/thamini_nellaikumar/32/62550_2.png) [@Thamini\_NellaiKumar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Thamini_NellaiKumar)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2020, 10:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/updating-the-existing-index-in-elastic-search/222931/4 "2020-03-13T10:36:52Z")

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Data

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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 10, 2020, 10:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/updating-the-existing-index-in-elastic-search/222931/5 "2020-04-10T10:36:53Z")

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