[[indices-types-exists]]
=== Types Exists

deprecated[7.0.0, Types are deprecated and are in the process of being removed.  See <<removal-of-types>>.]

Used to check if a type/types exists in an index/indices.

[source,js]
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HEAD twitter/_mapping/tweet
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// CONSOLE
// TEST[setup:twitter]
// TEST[warning:Type exists requests are deprecated, as types have been deprecated.]

The HTTP status code indicates if the type exists or not. A `404` means
it does not exist, and `200` means it does.