# Set limit on index size

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/set-limit-on-index-size/83507>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [April 25, 2017, 7:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/set-limit-on-index-size/83507 "2017-04-25T07:47:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![FunnyJS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3bc359/32.png) [@FunnyJS](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/FunnyJS)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2017, 7:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/set-limit-on-index-size/83507/1 "2017-04-25T07:47:22Z")

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Hi!

I need set limit on size of index, but I not found this in documentation. Can I do it? How?

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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:** [April 25, 2017, 7:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/set-limit-on-index-size/83507/2 "2017-04-25T07:47:56Z")

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You can use the rollover API for this.

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**Author:** ![FunnyJS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3bc359/32.png) [@FunnyJS](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/FunnyJS)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2017, 8:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/set-limit-on-index-size/83507/3 "2017-04-25T08:06:15Z")

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I reading this [man page](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/master/indices-rollover-index.html), but it's not what I want achived. I don't want clearing old docs. I need stopt writing docs into index if limit is reached.

Can you give an example?

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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:** [April 25, 2017, 8:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/set-limit-on-index-size/83507/4 "2017-04-25T08:48:41Z")

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ES does not have that capability.

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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:** [May 23, 2017, 8:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/set-limit-on-index-size/83507/5 "2017-05-23T08:59:58Z")

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