---
title: "Create update index template"
method: POST
path: "/es/_index_template"
tags: ["Index"]
---

# Create update index template

`POST /es/_index_template`

## Request body

- MetaIndexTemplate
  - `created_at` string
  - `index_patterns` string[]
  - `priority` integer — highest priority is chosen
  - `template` MetaTemplateTemplate
    - `mappings` MetaMappings
      - `properties` object
    - `settings` MetaIndexSettings
      - `analysis` MetaIndexAnalysis
        - `analyzer` object
        - `char_filter` object
        - `filter` object — compatibility with es, alias for TokenFilter
        - `token_filter` object
        - `tokenizer` object
      - `number_of_replicas` integer
      - `number_of_shards` integer
  - `updated_at` string

## Response `200`

OK

- MetaHTTPResponseTemplate
  - `message` string
  - `template` string

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request

---

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