# Is it possible to create a new index based on existing index

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-create-a-new-index-based-on-existing-index/112921>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [December 22, 2017, 2:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-create-a-new-index-based-on-existing-index/112921 "2017-12-22T02:08:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![ent\_1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ent_1/32/25549_2.png) [@ent\_1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ent_1)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2017, 2:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-create-a-new-index-based-on-existing-index/112921/1 "2017-12-22T02:08:42Z")

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i would like to create new index based on existing indexes in elastic search using logstash, is this possible.

regards  
dileep

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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:** [December 22, 2017, 2:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-create-a-new-index-based-on-existing-index/112921/2 "2017-12-22T02:32:19Z")

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You can setup a template using the mapping of the original index, but there's no copy request you can make.

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**Author:** ![ent\_1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ent_1/32/25549_2.png) [@ent\_1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ent_1)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2017, 2:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-create-a-new-index-based-on-existing-index/112921/3 "2017-12-22T02:44:54Z")

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thanks for solution.

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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:** [January 19, 2018, 2:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-create-a-new-index-based-on-existing-index/112921/4 "2018-01-19T02:45:03Z")

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