elasticsearch/docs/java-rest/high-level/indices/put_mapping.asciidoc

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:api: put-mapping
:request: PutMappingRequest
:response: PutMappingResponse
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=== Update mapping API

Adds new fields to an existing data stream or index. You can also use the API to
change the search settings of existing fields.

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==== Request

A +{request}+ requires an `index` argument:

["source","java",subs="attributes,callouts,macros"]
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<1> The index to add the mapping to

==== Mapping source
A description of the fields to create on the mapping; if not defined, the mapping will default to empty.

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<1> Mapping source provided as a `String`

==== Providing the mapping source
The mapping source can be provided in different ways in addition to
the `String` example shown above:

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<1> Mapping source provided as a `Map` which gets automatically converted
to JSON format

["source","java",subs="attributes,callouts,macros"]
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<1> Mapping source provided as an `XContentBuilder` object, the Elasticsearch
built-in helpers to generate JSON content

==== Optional arguments
The following arguments can optionally be provided:

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<1> Timeout to wait for the all the nodes to acknowledge the index creation as a `TimeValue`

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<1> Timeout to connect to the master node as a `TimeValue`

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==== Response

The returned +{response}+ allows to retrieve information about the executed
 operation as follows:

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<1> Indicates whether all of the nodes have acknowledged the request