# What is the recommended practice for \`\_meta\` in ES6?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-recommended-practice-for-meta-in-es6/116128>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [January 18, 2018, 7:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-recommended-practice-for-meta-in-es6/116128 "2018-01-18T19:49:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Pisush](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/pisush/32/25568_2.png) [@Pisush](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Pisush)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2018, 7:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-recommended-practice-for-meta-in-es6/116128/1 "2018-01-18T19:49:41Z")

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[\_meta is storing metadata associated with a mapping type](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/mapping-meta-field.html). With the [removal](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/6.x/removal-of-types.html) of mapping type in ES6 - what is the recommended practice for it?  
just make it store metadata associated with the index?  
the right location will be similar to the one in type?

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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:** [February 15, 2018, 7:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-recommended-practice-for-meta-in-es6/116128/2 "2018-02-15T19:49:59Z")

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