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The create index command also allows for the passing of the mappings section, which contains the mapping definitions. It is a shortcut for creating an index with mappings without executing an extra PUT mapping call.

A common example of this call, using the mapping from the Putting a mapping in an index recipe, is as follows:

PUT /myindex
{
  "settings": {
    "number_of_shards": 2,
    "number_of_replicas": 1
  },
  "mappings": {
    "properties": {
      "id": {
        "type": "keyword",
        "store": true
      },
      "date": {
        "type": "date",
        "store": false
      },
      "customer_id": {
        "type": "keyword",
        "store": true
      },
      "sent": {
        "type": "boolean"
      },
      "name": {
        "type": "text"
      },
      "quantity": {
        "type": "integer"
      },
      "vat": {
        "type": "double",
        "index": true
      }
    }
  }
}