# How to use pipelines and processors

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-use-pipelines-and-processors/183719>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [May 31, 2019, 12:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-use-pipelines-and-processors/183719 "2019-05-31T12:12:47Z")\
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@nicks1993 since it is an index setting, you will need to update the settings.

```auto
PUT /my_index/_settings
{
    "index" : {
        "default_pipeline" : "my_pipeline"
    }
}

```

> **[Index modules | Elasticsearch Guide \[8.11\] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/index-modules.html#dynamic-index-settings)**

> `index.default_pipeline`  
> The default [ingest node](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/ingest.html) pipeline for this index. Index requests will fail if the default pipeline is set and the pipeline does not exist. The default may be overridden using the `pipeline` parameter. The special pipeline name `_none` indicates no ingest pipeline should be run.

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