# Does one index has one document?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-one-index-has-one-document/127905>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [April 13, 2018, 5:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-one-index-has-one-document/127905 "2018-04-13T05:39:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![seungtae](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/seungtae/32/71413_2.png) [@seungtae](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/seungtae)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2018, 5:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-one-index-has-one-document/127905/1 "2018-04-13T05:39:00Z")

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> It's very basic.  
> An index has one document? or many documents?

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2018, 5:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-one-index-has-one-document/127905/2 "2018-04-13T05:59:47Z")

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Each index can contain [a lot of documents](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/guide/current/_add_an_index.html).

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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:** [May 11, 2018, 6:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-one-index-has-one-document/127905/3 "2018-05-11T06:00:01Z")

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Closed on May 11, 2018, 6:00am UTC

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