# Route documents at index time to a particular shard **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [August 21, 2014, 6:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/route-documents-at-index-time-to-a-particular-shard/19382 "2014-08-21T06:04:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ElasticSearch\_Users\_](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b4bc9f/32.png) [@ElasticSearch\_Users\_](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ElasticSearch_Users_)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2014, 6:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/route-documents-at-index-time-to-a-particular-shard/19382/1 "2014-08-21T06:04:36Z")
Hi, Can you please tell me if there is a plugin that I can use during indexing which will let me direct a document to a particular shard? So that I can set the shardId and send the document as the request to that shard? Thanks, Sandeep -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/dec2f249-4c1a-4c56-88d0-2a9493e5ec4a%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/dec2f249-4c1a-4c56-88d0-2a9493e5ec4a%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![jpountz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jpountz/32/45836_2.png) [@jpountz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jpountz)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 11:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/route-documents-at-index-time-to-a-particular-shard/19382/2 "2014-08-22T23:16:54Z")
You cannot specify a shard but you can give a routing value that will make sure that all documents that have the same routing value are on the same shard. > **[Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale](https://www.elastic.co)** > > Power insights and outcomes with the Elasticsearch Platform and AI. See into your data and find answers that matter with enterprise solutions designed to help you build, observe, and protect. Try Elasticsearch free today. On Thu, Aug 21, 2014 at 8:04 AM, 'Sandeep Ramesh Khanzode' via elasticsearch [elasticsearch@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch@googlegroups.com) wrote: > Hi, > > Can you please tell me if there is a plugin that I can use during indexing > which will let me direct a document to a particular shard? So that I can > set the shardId and send the document as the request to that shard? > > Thanks, > Sandeep > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "elasticsearch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > To view this discussion on the web visit > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/dec2f249-4c1a-4c56-88d0-2a9493e5ec4a%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/dec2f249-4c1a-4c56-88d0-2a9493e5ec4a%40googlegroups.com) > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/dec2f249-4c1a-4c56-88d0-2a9493e5ec4a%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/dec2f249-4c1a-4c56-88d0-2a9493e5ec4a%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > . > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- Adrien Grand -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAL6Z4j68c-7Ch%2BfJ0h4sz\_hCnCUEv%3DQe5RFBMfzRC7ycs7hEzg%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAL6Z4j68c-7Ch%2BfJ0h4sz_hCnCUEv%3DQe5RFBMfzRC7ycs7hEzg%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 1:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/route-documents-at-index-time-to-a-particular-shard/19382/3 "2017-07-06T01:06:55Z")