Index

Index APIs enable you to manage individual indices, index settings, aliases, mappings, and index templates.

Update aliases and delete indices atomically
- POST /_aliases
Get component templates
- GET /_component_template/{name}
Create or update a component template
- POST also PUT /_component_template/{name}
Delete component templates
- DELETE /_component_template/{name}
Check component templates
- HEAD /_component_template/{name}
Simulate an index template
- POST /_index_template/_simulate/{name}
Simulate an index
- POST /_index_template/_simulate_index/{name}
Get index templates
- GET /_index_template/{name}
Create or update an index template
- POST also PUT /_index_template/{name}
Delete an index template
- DELETE /_index_template/{name}
Check index templates
- HEAD /_index_template/{name}
Resolve indices
- POST also GET /_resolve/index/{name}
Roll over to a new index
- POST /{alias}/_rollover/{new_index}
Get index information
- GET /{index}
Create an index
- PUT /{index}
Delete indices
- DELETE /{index}
Check indices
- HEAD /{index}
Get aliases
- GET /{index}/_alias/{name}
Check aliases
- HEAD /{index}/_alias/{name}
Create or update an alias
- POST also PUT /{index}/_aliases/{name}
Delete an alias
- DELETE /{index}/_aliases/{name}
Get tokens from text analysis
- POST also GET /{index}/_analyze
Add an index block
- PUT /{index}/_block/{block}
Remove an index block
- DELETE /{index}/_block/{block}
Get mapping definitions
- GET /{index}/_mapping
Update field mappings
- POST also PUT /{index}/_mapping
Refresh an index
- POST also GET /{index}/_refresh
Update index settings
- PUT /{index}/_settings
Get index settings
- GET /{index}/_settings/{name}
Validate a query
- POST also GET /{index}/_validate/query