# Upgrade mapping of index without reindexing data

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/upgrade-mapping-of-index-without-reindexing-data/25656>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [July 15, 2015, 5:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/upgrade-mapping-of-index-without-reindexing-data/25656 "2015-07-15T17:20:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Sriram\_Raviteja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@Sriram\_Raviteja](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sriram_Raviteja)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2015, 5:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/upgrade-mapping-of-index-without-reindexing-data/25656/1 "2015-07-15T17:20:59Z")

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Is there any wai i can change mapping of an index without actually reindexing Data?

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**Author:** ![loren](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/loren/32/44942_2.png) [@loren](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/loren)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2015, 12:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/upgrade-mapping-of-index-without-reindexing-data/25656/2 "2015-07-16T00:15:35Z")

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You can add a new field mapping without having to reindex, but otherwise, yes, you'll need to reindex.

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**Author:** ![Sriram\_Raviteja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@Sriram\_Raviteja](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sriram_Raviteja)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2015, 6:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/upgrade-mapping-of-index-without-reindexing-data/25656/3 "2015-07-16T06:33:13Z")

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ok thank you..

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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, 12:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/upgrade-mapping-of-index-without-reindexing-data/25656/4 "2017-07-06T00:01:08Z")

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