# Whats the best way to add mappings programmatically? **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [May 26, 2015, 2:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/whats-the-best-way-to-add-mappings-programmatically/23691 "2015-05-26T14:07:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mooky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/43a26b/32.png) [@mooky](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mooky)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 2:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/whats-the-best-way-to-add-mappings-programmatically/23691/1 "2015-05-26T14:07:47Z")
I've been using elastic since about 2009 ... and I've always found myself embedding elastic into our app - and configuring it programmatically. I've always found programmatically configuring the mapping for an index to be very clunky. But perhaps I just havent paid close attention to the enhancements over the years and I am now Doing It Wrong. So, what is the best/cleanest way to configure mappings programmatically? ## -- Please update your bookmarks! We have moved to [https://discuss.elastic.co/](https://discuss.elastic.co/) You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/b2536cd4-fa9b-4a94-8d24-09bbb0f648af%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/b2536cd4-fa9b-4a94-8d24-09bbb0f648af%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![Jason\_Wee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ea924/32.png) [@Jason\_Wee](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Jason_Wee)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2015, 6:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/whats-the-best-way-to-add-mappings-programmatically/23691/2 "2015-05-28T06:51:06Z")
mapping is not something you add/change every second or hour? just curious, why would you want to do it programmatically? the discussion have been moved to [https://discuss.elastic.co/](https://discuss.elastic.co/) , you might get more response there. jason On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 10:07 PM, mooky [nick.minutello@gmail.com](mailto:nick.minutello@gmail.com) wrote: > I've been using elastic since about 2009 ... and I've always found myself > embedding elastic into our app - and configuring it programmatically. > I've always found programmatically configuring the mapping for an index to > be very clunky. > > But perhaps I just havent paid close attention to the enhancements over > the years and I am now Doing It Wrong. > > So, what is the best/cleanest way to configure mappings programmatically? > > ## -- Please update your bookmarks! We have moved to [https://discuss.elastic.co/](https://discuss.elastic.co/) > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "elasticsearch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > To view this discussion on the web visit > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/b2536cd4-fa9b-4a94-8d24-09bbb0f648af%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/b2536cd4-fa9b-4a94-8d24-09bbb0f648af%40googlegroups.com) > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/b2536cd4-fa9b-4a94-8d24-09bbb0f648af%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/b2536cd4-fa9b-4a94-8d24-09bbb0f648af%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > . > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ## -- Please update your bookmarks! We have moved to [https://discuss.elastic.co/](https://discuss.elastic.co/) You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAHO4itw4%2Bi7XhWFHthff1rMOL1t144tBRjqyw6sf5LDtHhongg%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAHO4itw4%2Bi7XhWFHthff1rMOL1t144tBRjqyw6sf5LDtHhongg%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![mooky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/43a26b/32.png) [@mooky](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mooky)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2015, 4:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/whats-the-best-way-to-add-mappings-programmatically/23691/3 "2015-06-01T16:27:14Z")
I am primarily indexing structured data - so typically, there are many fields. In my experience mapping changes quite a bit over time - as requirements evolve - or as you discover the mistakes you have made. Your mapping necessarily refers to fields - as does your code. So, keeping those two in sync over time sucks. (I have raised the same question here: [https://discuss.elastic.co/t/whats-the-best-way-to-configure-mappings-programmatically/](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/whats-the-best-way-to-configure-mappings-programmatically/) ) -Nick On Thursday, 28 May 2015 07:51:20 UTC+1, Jason Wee wrote: > mapping is not something you add/change every second or hour? just > curious, why would you want to do it programmatically? > > the discussion have been moved to [https://discuss.elastic.co/](https://discuss.elastic.co/) , you might > get more response there. > > jason > > On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 10:07 PM, mooky \<[nick.mi...@gmail.com](mailto:nick.mi...@gmail.com) > \\> wrote: > > > I've been using elastic since about 2009 ... and I've always found myself > > embedding elastic into our app - and configuring it programmatically. > > I've always found programmatically configuring the mapping for an index > > to be very clunky. > > > > But perhaps I just havent paid close attention to the enhancements over > > the years and I am now Doing It Wrong. > > > > So, what is the best/cleanest way to configure mappings programmatically? > > > > ## -- Please update your bookmarks! We have moved to [https://discuss.elastic.co/](https://discuss.elastic.co/) > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "elasticsearch" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > email to [elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com) \. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/b2536cd4-fa9b-4a94-8d24-09bbb0f648af%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/b2536cd4-fa9b-4a94-8d24-09bbb0f648af%40googlegroups.com) > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/b2536cd4-fa9b-4a94-8d24-09bbb0f648af%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/b2536cd4-fa9b-4a94-8d24-09bbb0f648af%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > > . > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ## -- Please update your bookmarks! We have moved to [https://discuss.elastic.co/](https://discuss.elastic.co/) You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/be69bcc2-c447-4e33-b2a8-01865e6f2b1b%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/be69bcc2-c447-4e33-b2a8-01865e6f2b1b%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**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, 12:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/whats-the-best-way-to-add-mappings-programmatically/23691/4 "2017-07-06T00:10:25Z")