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create #

Creates a new index in Kuzzle.

Query Syntax #

HTTP #

URL: http://kuzzle:7512/<index>/_create
Method: POST

Other protocols #

{
  "index": "<index>",
  "controller": "index",
  "action": "create"
}

Arguments #

index: index name to create

Response #

Returns a confirmation that the index is being created:

{
  "status": 200,
  "error": null,
  "index": "<index>",
  "action": "create",
  "controller": "index",
  "requestId": "<unique request identifier>",
  "result": {
    "acknowledged": true,
    "shards_acknowledged": true
  }
}

Possible errors #

Common errors

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