# Difference between es.indices.create() and es.create()

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/difference-between-es-indices-create-and-es-create/89460
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [June 14, 2017, 9:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/difference-between-es-indices-create-and-es-create/89460 "2017-06-14T21:09:31Z")
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### Author: ![hding](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/eb9ed0/32.png) [@hding](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/hding)
#### Post date: [June 14, 2017, 9:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/difference-between-es-indices-create-and-es-create/89460/1 "2017-06-14T21:09:31Z")

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I'm using the python client for elasticsearch. Is there any difference between the two methods: es.indices.create() and es.create()?

Another question is: Is es.create() initialization+indexing, while es.index only does indexing?

Any answer is much appreciated!

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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 12, 2017, 9:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/difference-between-es-indices-create-and-es-create/89460/2 "2017-07-12T21:09:52Z")

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