# Using a template file in config/templates is not letting me specify a custom analyzer **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [January 7, 2013, 11:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-a-template-file-in-config-templates-is-not-letting-me-specify-a-custom-analyzer/10249 "2013-01-07T11:45:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Neil\_Prosser](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/neil_prosser/32/1781_2.png) [@Neil\_Prosser](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Neil_Prosser)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2013, 11:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-a-template-file-in-config-templates-is-not-letting-me-specify-a-custom-analyzer/10249/1 "2013-01-07T11:45:06Z")
Hi there, I'm attempting to use a template file on disk to provide settings for my indices and I'm finding that specifying a custom analyzer isn't working. I've created a gist: [https://gist.github.com/4474368](https://gist.github.com/4474368) which gives the template file, the curl command, error message and log contents for the error. I think I've got a similar problem to [https://groups.google.com/d/topic/elasticsearch/DHYbvtrFNI8/discussion](https://groups.google.com/d/topic/elasticsearch/DHYbvtrFNI8/discussion) If I POST contents of the template file (without the template definition etc.) the mapping and custom analyzer work as expected. Is this a bug or have I made a mistake? -- ---
**Author:** ![Igor\_Motov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/igor_motov/32/45193_2.png) [@Igor\_Motov](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Igor_Motov)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2013, 3:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-a-template-file-in-config-templates-is-not-letting-me-specify-a-custom-analyzer/10249/2 "2013-01-08T03:28:58Z")
I am not sure why it works with POST, but in the example that you posted, you are missing "index" element in the "settings". Try this: [add\_doc.sh · GitHub](https://gist.github.com/4480925#file-template-json) On Monday, January 7, 2013 6:45:06 AM UTC-5, Neil Prosser wrote: > Hi there, > > I'm attempting to use a template file on disk to provide settings for my > indices and I'm finding that specifying a custom analyzer isn't working. > > I've created a gist: [Using an Elasticsearch template file from $ES\_HOME/config/templates does not allow me to specify a custom analyzer. · GitHub](https://gist.github.com/4474368) which gives the > template file, the curl command, error message and log contents for the > error. I think I've got a similar problem to > [https://groups.google.com/d/topic/elasticsearch/DHYbvtrFNI8/discussion](https://groups.google.com/d/topic/elasticsearch/DHYbvtrFNI8/discussion) > > If I POST contents of the template file (without the template definition > etc.) the mapping and custom analyzer work as expected. > > Is this a bug or have I made a mistake? -- ---
**Author:** ![Neil\_Prosser](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/neil_prosser/32/1781_2.png) [@Neil\_Prosser](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Neil_Prosser)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2013, 10:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-a-template-file-in-config-templates-is-not-letting-me-specify-a-custom-analyzer/10249/3 "2013-01-08T22:09:33Z")
Damn! I knew there'd be something stupid. I assumed that since it worked when I POSTed it it was all good. Thanks for spotting that. It works as expected now. On Tuesday, 8 January 2013 03:28:58 UTC, Igor Motov wrote: > I am not sure why it works with POST, but in the example that you posted, > you are missing "index" element in the "settings". Try this: > [add\_doc.sh · GitHub](https://gist.github.com/4480925#file-template-json) > > On Monday, January 7, 2013 6:45:06 AM UTC-5, Neil Prosser wrote: > > > Hi there, > > > > I'm attempting to use a template file on disk to provide settings for my > > indices and I'm finding that specifying a custom analyzer isn't working. > > > > I've created a gist: [Using an Elasticsearch template file from $ES\_HOME/config/templates does not allow me to specify a custom analyzer. · GitHub](https://gist.github.com/4474368) which gives the > > template file, the curl command, error message and log contents for the > > error. I think I've got a similar problem to > > [https://groups.google.com/d/topic/elasticsearch/DHYbvtrFNI8/discussion](https://groups.google.com/d/topic/elasticsearch/DHYbvtrFNI8/discussion) > > > > If I POST contents of the template file (without the template definition > > etc.) the mapping and custom analyzer work as expected. > > > > Is this a bug or have I made a mistake? -- ---
**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, 2:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-a-template-file-in-config-templates-is-not-letting-me-specify-a-custom-analyzer/10249/4 "2017-07-06T02:57:19Z")