# Setting the refresh interval from Java API **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [April 2, 2013, 2:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-the-refresh-interval-from-java-api/11409 "2013-04-02T02:00:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Matt\_Chambers](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/matt_chambers/32/607_2.png) [@Matt\_Chambers](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Matt_Chambers)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2013, 2:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-the-refresh-interval-from-java-api/11409/1 "2013-04-02T02:00:33Z")
Anyone have an example on how to do this? Its easy with Curl but I'm embedding this bulk indexing operation into my server. -Matt -- 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). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![spinscale](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/spinscale/32/25011_2.png) [@spinscale](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/spinscale)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2013, 6:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-the-refresh-interval-from-java-api/11409/2 "2013-04-02T06:23:07Z")
Hey, there are several possibilities. If you want to do it manually you can issue a refresh request (possible if you have an IndicesAdminClient). If you want to change the settings, you can fire an updateSettingsRequest for the index. // you need a settings builder for the changed settings as additional parameter here client.admin().indices().prepareUpdateSettings(...) node.client().admin().indices().prepareRefresh("yourindex") Hope this helps... --Alex On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 4:00 AM, Matt Chambers [yougotrooted@gmail.com](mailto:yougotrooted@gmail.com)wrote: > Anyone have an example on how to do this? Its easy with Curl but I'm > embedding this bulk indexing operation into my server. > > -Matt > > -- > 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). > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). -- 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). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![brian\_yoder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f1d935/32.png) [@brian\_yoder](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/brian_yoder)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2013, 8:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-the-refresh-interval-from-java-api/11409/3 "2013-04-02T20:17:34Z")
Here's the internal snippet that I use to change one of two settings for an existing index: The number of replicas, and the index refresh rate. There's an enum defined with the two enumerated setting values that I currently need to support in the Java code. The index is simply a Java String name of an index. The index typically must exist for me: I currently prefer to create an index with all settings and mappings instead of let the defaults take over. But that's just me. Map\ settings\_map = new HashMap\(); switch (setting) { case NUMBER\_OF\_REPLICAS: settings\_map.put("index.number\_of\_replicas", value); break; case REFRESH\_INTERVAL: settings\_map.put("index.refresh\_interval", value); break; default: throw new YourOwnException("Unsupported setting: " + setting + " with value " + value); } try { Settings settings = ImmutableSettings.settingsBuilder().put(settings\_map) .build(); UpdateSettingsRequestBuilder usrb = client.admin().indices() .prepareUpdateSettings(); usrb.setIndices(index); usrb.setSettings(settings); usrb.execute().actionGet(); } catch (ElasticSearchException e) { // TODO: Throw your own exception here if you wish } On Monday, April 1, 2013 10:00:33 PM UTC-4, Matt Chambers wrote: > Anyone have an example on how to do this? Its easy with Curl but I'm > embedding this bulk indexing operation into my server. > > -Matt -- 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). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**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, 2:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-the-refresh-interval-from-java-api/11409/4 "2017-07-06T02:43:13Z")