# Missing documentation for index template file location

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/missing-documentation-for-index-template-file-location/40151>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [January 26, 2016, 7:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/missing-documentation-for-index-template-file-location/40151 "2016-01-26T19:16:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![yahoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/898d66/32.png) [@yahoo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/yahoo)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2016, 7:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/missing-documentation-for-index-template-file-location/40151/1 "2016-01-26T19:16:36Z")

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Hi,

The documentation for the location of the index template file is missing.

The current documentation only mentions the use of curl.  
[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/indices-templates.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/indices-templates.html)

It is easier to place the template json files in a folder somewhere and instruct ES where to find it.  
Please advice how to achieve that.

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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:** [January 26, 2016, 7:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/missing-documentation-for-index-template-file-location/40151/2 "2016-01-26T19:49:10Z")

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Read [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/2.1/breaking\_20\_index\_api\_changes.html#\_file\_based\_index\_templates](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/2.1/breaking_20_index_api_changes.html#_file_based_index_templates)

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**Author:** ![yahoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/898d66/32.png) [@yahoo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/yahoo)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2016, 7:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/missing-documentation-for-index-template-file-location/40151/3 "2016-01-26T19:55:04Z")

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Thanks dadoonet

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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, 11:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/missing-documentation-for-index-template-file-location/40151/4 "2017-07-05T23:21:17Z")

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