[[indices-get-mapping]]
== Get Mapping

The get mapping API allows to retrieve mapping definitions for an index or
index/type.

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curl -XGET 'http://localhost:9200/twitter/_mapping/tweet'
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=== Multiple Indices and Types

The get mapping API can be used to get more than one index or type
mapping with a single call. General usage of the API follows the
following syntax: `host:port/{index}/_mapping/{type}` where both
`{index}` and `{type}` can accept a comma-separated list of names. To
get mappings for all indices you can use `_all` for `{index}`. The
following are some examples:

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curl -XGET 'http://localhost:9200/_mapping/twitter,kimchy'

curl -XGET 'http://localhost:9200/_all/_mapping/tweet,book'
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If you want to get mappings of all indices and types then the following
two examples are equivalent:

coming[1.4.0,The API will always include a `mappings` section, even if there aren't any mappings. Previous versions would not return the `mappings` section]

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curl -XGET 'http://localhost:9200/_all/_mapping'

curl -XGET 'http://localhost:9200/_mapping'
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