# Auto create DataStream by writing to it

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/auto-create-datastream-by-writing-to-it/262848>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** datastreams\
**Created:** [February 1, 2021, 2:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/auto-create-datastream-by-writing-to-it/262848 "2021-02-01T14:29:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![gkman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/gkman/32/74525_2.png) [@gkman](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gkman)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2021, 2:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/auto-create-datastream-by-writing-to-it/262848/1 "2021-02-01T14:29:28Z")

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Hi.

Is it possible to create a DataStream by attempting to writing to it? (similarly to the way index can be created by attempting to write to it.)

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2021, 2:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/auto-create-datastream-by-writing-to-it/262848/2 "2021-03-01T14:29:46Z")

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