# Create CouchDB Index with Java API **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [March 22, 2011, 10:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-couchdb-index-with-java-api/4147 "2011-03-22T22:28:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Luke](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/luke/32/3253_2.png) [@Luke](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Luke)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2011, 10:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-couchdb-index-with-java-api/4147/1 "2011-03-22T22:28:08Z")
I was hoping that you could help me out, I'm trying to cause elastic to create a couchdb river index, using the java api. Unfortunately I can't find any information on how to do it in java, and I'd rather not run straight http puts if there is a way to use the API. Thanks in advance, Luke ---
**Author:** ![kimchy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kimchy/32/44952_2.png) [@kimchy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kimchy)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2011, 10:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-couchdb-index-with-java-api/4147/2 "2011-03-22T22:36:55Z")
Rivers are just stored in a special \_river index, and creating them is a simple index request of a document that represents the configuration of the river. In this sample: [Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/river/couchdb.html), you just index a doc into the \_river index, my\_db type, with id of \_meta, and the json there (using XContent to build it, Map of Maps, or just a string). On Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at 12:28 AM, Luke wrote: > I was hoping that you could help me out, I'm trying to cause elastic > to create a couchdb river index, using the java api. Unfortunately I > can't find any information on how to do it in java, and I'd rather not > run straight http puts if there is a way to use the API. > > Thanks in advance, > Luke ---
**Author:** ![Luke](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/luke/32/3253_2.png) [@Luke](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Luke)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2011, 10:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-couchdb-index-with-java-api/4147/3 "2011-03-22T22:39:23Z")
That makes perfect sense, Thanks On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 18:36, Shay Banon [shay.banon@elasticsearch.com](mailto:shay.banon@elasticsearch.com)wrote: > Rivers are just stored in a special \_river index, and creating them is a > simple index request of a document that represents the configuration of the > river. In this sample: > [Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/river/couchdb.html), you just > index a doc into the \_river index, my\_db type, with id of \_meta, and the > json there (using XContent to build it, Map of Maps, or just a string). > > On Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at 12:28 AM, Luke wrote: > > I was hoping that you could help me out, I'm trying to cause elastic > to create a couchdb river index, using the java api. Unfortunately I > can't find any information on how to do it in java, and I'd rather not > run straight http puts if there is a way to use the API. > > Thanks in advance, > Luke ---
**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, 4:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-couchdb-index-with-java-api/4147/4 "2017-07-06T04:09:25Z")