# What is the difference between POST an PUT in the ElasticSearch API?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-difference-between-post-an-put-in-the-elasticsearch-api/31995>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [October 12, 2015, 9:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-difference-between-post-an-put-in-the-elasticsearch-api/31995 "2015-10-12T09:21:15Z")\
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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 25, 2017, 7:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-difference-between-post-an-put-in-the-elasticsearch-api/31995/12 "2017-01-25T07:38:45Z")

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@kpandran Open a new thread and provide exactly what you are doing.

Read the following as an example of what you should provide:

> [@About the Elasticsearch category](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/about-the-elasticsearch-category/21):
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> The heart of the free and open Elastic Stack Elasticsearch is a distributed, RESTful search and analytics engine capable of addressing a growing number of use cases. As the heart of the Elastic Stack, it centrally stores your data for lightning fast search, fine‑tuned relevancy, and powerful analytics that scale with ease. warning PLEASE READ THIS SECTION IF IT'S YOUR FIRST POST Some useful links: [elasticsearch reference guide](http://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/index.html)[elasticsearch user guide](http://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/guide/current/index.html)[elasticsearch plugins](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/plugins/current/index.html)[elasticsearch cl…](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/client/index.html)

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