# How to do the optimize API as fast as possible?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-do-the-optimize-api-as-fast-as-possible/34673>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [November 16, 2015, 12:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-do-the-optimize-api-as-fast-as-possible/34673 "2015-11-16T12:18:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![a.abdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/cab0a1/32.png) [@a.abdi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/a.abdi)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2015, 12:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-do-the-optimize-api-as-fast-as-possible/34673/1 "2015-11-16T12:18:08Z")

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Hi,  
I want to do the merge process as fast as possible after a bulk indexing.  
I disable merge while indexing.  
How can I do it?

Thanks,  
Amin

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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:** [November 17, 2015, 1:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-do-the-optimize-api-as-fast-as-possible/34673/2 "2015-11-17T01:17:39Z")

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Use SSDs! 🙂

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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 5, 2017, 11:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-do-the-optimize-api-as-fast-as-possible/34673/3 "2017-07-05T23:38:06Z")

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