# How to index a document using Java REST client POST method

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-index-a-document-using-java-rest-client-post-method/137762>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [June 28, 2018, 8:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-index-a-document-using-java-rest-client-post-method/137762 "2018-06-28T08:10:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![suyash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cdc98d/32.png) [@suyash](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/suyash)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2018, 8:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-index-a-document-using-java-rest-client-post-method/137762/1 "2018-06-28T08:10:45Z")

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Hi,

I want to index a document into amazonES . I am using Java REST client .  
As per the documentation I found links to indexing a document as PUT method.

```
Map<String, String> params = Collections.emptyMap();
String jsonString = "{" +
            "\"user\":\"kimchy\"," +
            "\"postDate\":\"2013-01-30\"," +
            "\"message\":\"trying out Elasticsearch\"" +
        "}";
HttpEntity entity = new NStringEntity(jsonString, ContentType.APPLICATION_JSON);
Response response = restClient.performRequest("PUT", "/posts/doc/1", params, entity); 

```

But I would like to know how to perform POST where I don't want to provide the id .

Please assist me with any docs or links.

Thanks.

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**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:** [June 28, 2018, 12:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-index-a-document-using-java-rest-client-post-method/137762/2 "2018-06-28T12:53:44Z")

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Would that work?

```
Response response = restClient.performRequest("POST", "/posts/doc", params, entity);
```

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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 26, 2018, 12:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-index-a-document-using-java-rest-client-post-method/137762/3 "2018-07-26T12:53:51Z")

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