# Bulk indexing data file without providing id using by CURL

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bulk-indexing-data-file-without-providing-id-using-by-curl/48540>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [April 27, 2016, 10:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bulk-indexing-data-file-without-providing-id-using-by-curl/48540 "2016-04-27T10:45:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![saba\_soltani](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@saba\_soltani](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/saba_soltani)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 10:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bulk-indexing-data-file-without-providing-id-using-by-curl/48540/1 "2016-04-27T10:45:06Z")

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Bulk indexing data file without providing id using by CURL?

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 12:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bulk-indexing-data-file-without-providing-id-using-by-curl/48540/2 "2016-04-27T12:18:43Z")

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Sorry but I don't understand.

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**Author:** ![jasontedor](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jasontedor/32/66992_2.png) [@jasontedor](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jasontedor)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 2:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bulk-indexing-data-file-without-providing-id-using-by-curl/48540/3 "2016-04-27T14:20:31Z")

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If you don't specify an `_id` on a document in the bulk request, one will be auto-generated.

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**Author:** ![saba\_soltani](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@saba\_soltani](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/saba_soltani)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 2:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bulk-indexing-data-file-without-providing-id-using-by-curl/48540/4 "2016-04-27T14:44:49Z")

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You're right but it's necessary to define index and type. Is there any way to index json data file without any header ?  
{ "index" : { "\_index" : "My\_index", "\_type" : "My\_type"} }

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**Author:** ![jasontedor](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jasontedor/32/66992_2.png) [@jasontedor](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jasontedor)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 3:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bulk-indexing-data-file-without-providing-id-using-by-curl/48540/5 "2016-04-27T15:47:21Z")

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With a bulk request you can hit `/MyIndex/MyType/_bulk` but you still have to specify the action (`index`). There is no getting around that.

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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:** [July 5, 2017, 10:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bulk-indexing-data-file-without-providing-id-using-by-curl/48540/6 "2017-07-05T22:55:51Z")

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