# Customized Index Template

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/customized-index-template/321557>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [December 19, 2022, 12:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/customized-index-template/321557 "2022-12-19T12:48:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Pankhuri\_Gupta](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/pankhuri_gupta/32/102756_2.png) [@Pankhuri\_Gupta](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Pankhuri_Gupta)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2022, 12:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/customized-index-template/321557/1 "2022-12-19T12:48:48Z")

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Hi,  
I have metricbeat indices being created with metricbeat-7.17\* as index template name but I want to create Index template with some other name.Basically, I want to customize my index templates name. Please provide steps for the same.  
Please support.

//Pankhuri

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**Author:** ![dadiasish](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadiasish/32/114221_2.png) [@dadiasish](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadiasish)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2022, 1:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/customized-index-template/321557/2 "2022-12-19T13:08:48Z")

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You can get help from the below documentation.

> **[Index templates | Elasticsearch Guide \[8.5\] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/index-templates.html)**

> **[Create or update index template API | Elasticsearch Guide \[8.5\] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/indices-templates-v1.html)**

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**Author:** ![Pankhuri\_Gupta](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/pankhuri_gupta/32/102756_2.png) [@Pankhuri\_Gupta](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Pankhuri_Gupta)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2022, 1:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/customized-index-template/321557/3 "2022-12-20T13:15:13Z")

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Hi,  
I tried reading and applying the above steps but they are not clear. Can you please provide me one sample metribeat configuration file.  
Thanks in advance

//Pankhuri

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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:** [January 17, 2023, 1:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/customized-index-template/321557/4 "2023-01-17T13:15:24Z")

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