# Detect - alert field mapping errors

**URL:** <https://forum.opensearch.org/t/detect-alert-field-mapping-errors/19384>\
**Category:** OpenSearch\
**Created:** [May 15, 2024, 11:35am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/detect-alert-field-mapping-errors/19384 "2024-05-15T11:35:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![gvdb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gvdb](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/gvdb)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2024, 11:35am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/detect-alert-field-mapping-errors/19384/1 "2024-05-15T11:35:39Z")

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**Versions** (relevant - OpenSearch/Dashboard/Server OS/Browser):

**Describe the issue** :

Sometimes doc’s are not ingested/dropped because of field mapping errors. Is it possible to create an alert or view for this type of error’s ?

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