# Auto generated id **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [April 6, 2013, 6:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/auto-generated-id/11475 "2013-04-06T18:20:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![okamalo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/eb9ed0/32.png) [@okamalo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/okamalo)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2013, 6:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/auto-generated-id/11475/1 "2013-04-06T18:20:04Z")
This is my first exploration for ES, I understand the id is auto generated if I did not user one,however here is what I get : curl -XPUT [http://localhost:9200/indextest/dns](http://localhost:9200/indextest/dns) -d ' { "url": "[www.cnn.com](http://www.cnn.com)", "domain": "[cnn.com](http://cnn.com)" }' No handler found for uri [/indextest/dns] and method [PUT] however it works well when I use the id manually : curl -XPUT [http://localhost:9200/indextest/dns/1](http://localhost:9200/indextest/dns/1) -d ' { "url": "[www.cnn.com](http://www.cnn.com)", "domain": "[cnn.com](http://cnn.com)" }' {"ok":true,"\_index":"indextest","\_type":"dns","\_id":"1","\_version":1} Am I missing something here? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![simonw\_2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/simonw_2/32/1130_2.png) [@simonw\_2](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/simonw_2)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2013, 7:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/auto-generated-id/11475/2 "2013-04-06T19:16:07Z")
see the reference guide: The index operation can be executed without specifying the id. In such a case, an id will be generated automatically. In addition, the op\_type will automatically be set to create. Here is an example (note the _POST_ used instead of _PUT_): $ curl -XPOST '[http://localhost:9200/twitter/tweet/](http://localhost:9200/twitter/tweet/)' -d '{ "user" : "kimchy", "post\_date" : "2009-11-15T14:12:12", "message" : "trying out Elastic Search" }' On Saturday, April 6, 2013 8:20:04 PM UTC+2, [os...@okamalo.com](mailto:os...@okamalo.com) wrote: > This is my first exploration for ES, I understand the id is auto generated > if I did not user one,however here is what I get : > > curl -XPUT [http://localhost:9200/indextest/dns](http://localhost:9200/indextest/dns) -d ' { > "url": "[www.cnn.com](http://www.cnn.com)", "domain": "[cnn.com](http://cnn.com)" }' > > No handler found for uri [/indextest/dns] and method [PUT] > > however it works well when I use the id manually : > > curl -XPUT [http://localhost:9200/indextest/dns/1](http://localhost:9200/indextest/dns/1) -d ' { > "url": "[www.cnn.com](http://www.cnn.com)", "domain": "[cnn.com](http://cnn.com)" }' > > {"ok":true,"\_index":"indextest","\_type":"dns","\_id":"1","\_version":1} > > Am I missing something here? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![okamalo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/eb9ed0/32.png) [@okamalo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/okamalo)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2013, 6:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/auto-generated-id/11475/3 "2013-04-07T18:46:48Z")
Thank you. On Saturday, April 6, 2013 10:16:07 PM UTC+3, simonw wrote: > see the reference guide: > > The index operation can be executed without specifying the id. In such a > case, an id will be generated automatically. In addition, the op\_type will > automatically be set to create. Here is an example (note the _POST_ used > instead of _PUT_): > > $ curl -XPOST '[http://localhost:9200/twitter/tweet/](http://localhost:9200/twitter/tweet/)' -d '{ > "user" : "kimchy", > "post\_date" : "2009-11-15T14:12:12", > "message" : "trying out Elastic Search" > }' > > On Saturday, April 6, 2013 8:20:04 PM UTC+2, [os...@okamalo.com](mailto:os...@okamalo.com) wrote: > > > This is my first exploration for ES, I understand the id is auto > > generated if I did not user one,however here is what I get : > > > > curl -XPUT [http://localhost:9200/indextest/dns](http://localhost:9200/indextest/dns) -d ' { > > "url": "[www.cnn.com](http://www.cnn.com)", "domain": "[cnn.com](http://cnn.com)" }' > > > > No handler found for uri [/indextest/dns] and method [PUT] > > > > however it works well when I use the id manually : > > > > curl -XPUT [http://localhost:9200/indextest/dns/1](http://localhost:9200/indextest/dns/1) -d ' { > > "url": "[www.cnn.com](http://www.cnn.com)", "domain": "[cnn.com](http://cnn.com)" }' > > > > {"ok":true,"\_index":"indextest","\_type":"dns","\_id":"1","\_version":1} > > > > Am I missing something here? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 2:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/auto-generated-id/11475/4 "2017-07-06T02:42:21Z")