# Sorting index via reindex API

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sorting-index-via-reindex-api/115221>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [January 12, 2018, 6:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sorting-index-via-reindex-api/115221 "2018-01-12T06:12:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Zhengcong\_Yin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/zhengcong_yin/32/62960_2.png) [@Zhengcong\_Yin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Zhengcong_Yin)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2018, 6:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sorting-index-via-reindex-api/115221/1 "2018-01-12T06:12:43Z")

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I just wonder if I could use Reindex API to index documents with sorting index enabled？ The documentation does not mention this function.

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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 12, 2018, 6:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sorting-index-via-reindex-api/115221/2 "2018-01-12T06:37:50Z")

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Index sorting is an index setting. So yes, nothing prevents using it whatever the source is: reindex, logstash, your app...

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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:** [February 9, 2018, 6:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sorting-index-via-reindex-api/115221/3 "2018-02-09T06:38:06Z")

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