# Can I import data from my index into App search?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-import-data-from-my-index-into-app-search/216809>\
**Category:** Elastic Search\
**Tags:** elastic-app-search\
**Created:** [January 28, 2020, 10:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-import-data-from-my-index-into-app-search/216809 "2020-01-28T10:26:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![111249](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/111249/32/58382_2.png) [@111249](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/111249)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 10:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-import-data-from-my-index-into-app-search/216809/1 "2020-01-28T10:26:30Z")

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Hello all! I have index in elasticsearch cluster. When I start using app search it suggest me to paste some data in several ways. But I want add data from my index. How I can do it?

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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:** [January 28, 2020, 11:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-import-data-from-my-index-into-app-search/216809/2 "2020-01-28T11:11:56Z")

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You can't connect an existing index to app search. You need to index your data using app search APIs.

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**Author:** ![111249](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/111249/32/58382_2.png) [@111249](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/111249)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 11:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-import-data-from-my-index-into-app-search/216809/3 "2020-01-28T11:42:48Z")

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Ok, thanks. Self managed version have limit of indexed documents?

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**Author:** ![JasonStoltz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jasonstoltz/32/49893_2.png) [@JasonStoltz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/JasonStoltz)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 11:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-import-data-from-my-index-into-app-search/216809/4 "2020-01-28T11:54:58Z")

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I don't think so. All limits are noted here: [https://swiftype.com/documentation/app-search/limitations](https://swiftype.com/documentation/app-search/limitations).

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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:** [February 25, 2020, 12:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-import-data-from-my-index-into-app-search/216809/5 "2020-02-25T12:02:10Z")

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