# Data stream vs index

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/data-stream-vs-index/294202>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [January 12, 2022, 7:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/data-stream-vs-index/294202 "2022-01-12T19:13:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rahul\_Dey](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rahul_dey/32/89444_2.png) [@Rahul\_Dey](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Rahul_Dey)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2022, 7:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/data-stream-vs-index/294202/1 "2022-01-12T19:13:07Z")

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What are the benefits of using data stream instead of using index for storing data in Elasticsearch. I would like to store continuously generated data.

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2022, 10:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/data-stream-vs-index/294202/2 "2022-01-12T22:40:45Z")

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Datastreams still use indicies, they just tie in [ILM](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/index-lifecycle-management.html) as well and abstract away the underlying indices and their management.

Your use case seems like it'd be ideal for datastreams.

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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 9, 2022, 10:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/data-stream-vs-index/294202/3 "2022-02-09T22:40:55Z")

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