# Rename Engine via API endpoint

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rename-engine-via-api-endpoint/219128>\
**Category:** Elastic Search\
**Tags:** elastic-app-search\
**Created:** [February 13, 2020, 6:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rename-engine-via-api-endpoint/219128 "2020-02-13T06:54:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![malik\_aditya](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/malik_aditya/32/45618_2.png) [@malik\_aditya](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/malik_aditya)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2020, 6:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rename-engine-via-api-endpoint/219128/1 "2020-02-13T06:54:49Z")

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Hi is it possible to rename an engine via a REST request

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**Author:** ![orhantoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c5a1d2/32.png) [@orhantoy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/orhantoy)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2020, 7:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rename-engine-via-api-endpoint/219128/2 "2020-02-13T07:38:15Z")

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Hi @malik_aditya. The engine name is like an ID, so it can't be changed after creation.

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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:** [March 12, 2020, 7:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rename-engine-via-api-endpoint/219128/3 "2020-03-12T07:38:25Z")

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