elasticsearch/docs/reference/indices/types-exists.asciidoc

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

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]

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