# Creation\_date

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/creation-date/184440
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [June 5, 2019, 6:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/creation-date/184440 "2019-06-05T18:35:43Z")
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### Author: ![Chris\_Denneen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/chris_denneen/32/1254_2.png) [@Chris\_Denneen](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Chris_Denneen)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2019, 6:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/creation-date/184440/1 "2019-06-05T18:35:43Z")

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In Elastic \< 5.x you could create an index and provide a creation\_date.

[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/2.3/indices-create-index.html#\_creation\_date](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/2.3/indices-create-index.html#_creation_date)

This is no longer an option it appears in \>=5.x any suggestions of how to force override the creation\_date for \_reindex to not break index lifecycle management policies?

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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 3, 2019, 6:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/creation-date/184440/2 "2019-07-03T18:35:57Z")

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