# Create new indices

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-new-indices/130597>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [May 4, 2018, 9:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-new-indices/130597 "2018-05-04T09:18:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![flochon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e19b73/32.png) [@flochon](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/flochon)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2018, 9:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-new-indices/130597/1 "2018-05-04T09:18:18Z")

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Hello,

I want create one indice by document type in my cluster but I don't how to make that.

I find a little tuto or some ideas to begin.

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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:** [May 4, 2018, 9:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-new-indices/130597/2 "2018-05-04T09:34:48Z")

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```auto
PUT myindex1/_doc/1
{
  "foo": "bar"
}
PUT myindex2/_doc/1
{
  "foo": "bar"
}

```

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**Author:** ![flochon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e19b73/32.png) [@flochon](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/flochon)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2018, 9:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-new-indices/130597/3 "2018-05-04T09:43:06Z")

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Thank you.

Can you explain me the different value ?  
I don't understand the signification of all parameters.

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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:** [May 4, 2018, 9:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-new-indices/130597/4 "2018-05-04T09:57:50Z")

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```auto
PUT myindex1/_doc/1
       \ \ \ _____ Document ID
        \ \ ________ Type (use _doc as types are going to be removed)
         \ _______________ Index name

```

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**Author:** ![flochon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e19b73/32.png) [@flochon](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/flochon)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2018, 10:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-new-indices/130597/5 "2018-05-04T10:44:18Z")

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Ok thanks and for "foo" and "bar" what does it mean ?

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2018, 10:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-new-indices/130597/6 "2018-05-04T10:47:11Z")

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[This blog post](https://www.elastic.co/blog/a-practical-introduction-to-elasticsearch) may be useful. I would also recommend the [getting started guide](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/6.2/getting-started.html).

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**Author:** ![kevivek](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kevivek/32/30791_2.png) [@kevivek](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kevivek)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2018, 10:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-new-indices/130597/7 "2018-05-04T10:49:40Z")

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These are just examples such as field: data

The whole is a URI u see.

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**Author:** ![flochon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e19b73/32.png) [@flochon](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/flochon)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2018, 11:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-new-indices/130597/8 "2018-05-04T11:06:47Z")

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Thanks @kevivek

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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:** [June 1, 2018, 11:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-new-indices/130597/9 "2018-06-01T11:19:54Z")

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