# Disabling automatic index creation **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [September 8, 2014, 3:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/disabling-automatic-index-creation/19661 "2014-09-08T15:01:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Yevhen\_Bobrov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/yevhen_bobrov/32/1307_2.png) [@Yevhen\_Bobrov](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Yevhen_Bobrov)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2014, 3:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/disabling-automatic-index-creation/19661/1 "2014-09-08T15:01:52Z")
Hi guys, There is default behavior in ES to automatically create index if it doesn't exists yet. I'd like this to be an explicit operation. How can I disable this so ES rather throws an error when trying to add smth to non-existent index? Thanks, Y -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/9890f3fb-1057-4ecb-8006-7ee780231913%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/9890f3fb-1057-4ecb-8006-7ee780231913%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**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:** [September 8, 2014, 3:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/disabling-automatic-index-creation/19661/2 "2014-09-08T15:03:41Z")
I think you are looking for this: [http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/docs-index\_.html#index-creation](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/docs-index_.html#index-creation) -- David Pilato | Technical Advocate | [Elasticsearch.com](http://Elasticsearch.com) @dadoonet | @elasticsearchfr Le 8 septembre 2014 à 17:01:57, Yevhen Bobrov ([yevhen.bobrov@gmail.com](mailto:yevhen.bobrov@gmail.com)) a écrit: Hi guys, There is default behavior in ES to automatically create index if it doesn't exists yet. I'd like this to be an explicit operation. How can I disable this so ES rather throws an error when trying to add smth to non-existent index? ## Thanks, Y You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/9890f3fb-1057-4ecb-8006-7ee780231913%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/9890f3fb-1057-4ecb-8006-7ee780231913%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/etPan.540dc54d.19495cff.14616%40MacBook-Air-de-David.local](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/etPan.540dc54d.19495cff.14616%40MacBook-Air-de-David.local). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![Yevhen\_Bobrov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/yevhen_bobrov/32/1307_2.png) [@Yevhen\_Bobrov](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Yevhen_Bobrov)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2014, 7:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/disabling-automatic-index-creation/19661/3 "2014-09-09T07:22:13Z")
Ye, this is it. Thanx! On 9/8/2014 6:03 PM, David Pilato wrote: > I think you are looking for this: > [Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/docs-index_.html#index-creation) > > -- > _David Pilato_ | /Technical Advocate/ | _[Elasticsearch.com](http://Elasticsearch.com)_ > @dadoonet [https://twitter.com/dadoonet](https://twitter.com/dadoonet) | @elasticsearchfr > [https://twitter.com/elasticsearchfr](https://twitter.com/elasticsearchfr) > > Le 8 septembre 2014 à 17:01:57, Yevhen Bobrov ([yevhen.bobrov@gmail.com](mailto:yevhen.bobrov@gmail.com) > [mailto:yevhen.bobrov@gmail.com](mailto:yevhen.bobrov@gmail.com)) a écrit: > > > Hi guys, > > > > There is default behavior in ES to automatically create index if it > > doesn't exists yet. > > I'd like this to be an explicit operation. > > > > How can I disable this so ES rather throws an error when trying to > > add smth to non-existent index? > > > > ## Thanks, Y > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "elasticsearch" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, > > send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com) > > [mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/9890f3fb-1057-4ecb-8006-7ee780231913%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/9890f3fb-1057-4ecb-8006-7ee780231913%40googlegroups.com) > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/9890f3fb-1057-4ecb-8006-7ee780231913%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/9890f3fb-1057-4ecb-8006-7ee780231913%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer). > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > > Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. > > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > > [https://groups.google.com/d/topic/elasticsearch/PqMESEq-SCk/unsubscribe](https://groups.google.com/d/topic/elasticsearch/PqMESEq-SCk/unsubscribe). > > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > > [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com) > > [mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/etPan.540dc54d.19495cff.14616%40MacBook-Air-de-David.local](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/etPan.540dc54d.19495cff.14616%40MacBook-Air-de-David.local) > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/etPan.540dc54d.19495cff.14616%40MacBook-Air-de-David.local?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/etPan.540dc54d.19495cff.14616%40MacBook-Air-de-David.local?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer). > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/540EAAA5.2040609%40gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/540EAAA5.2040609%40gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 1:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/disabling-automatic-index-creation/19661/4 "2017-07-06T01:03:47Z")