diff --git a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/api/create.json b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/api/create.json
index 9cbfa4b5aa6..31c9d51f673 100644
--- a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/api/create.json
+++ b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/api/create.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "create": {
     "documentation": "http://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/master/docs-index_.html",
-    "methods": ["PUT"],
+    "methods": ["PUT","POST"],
     "url": {
       "path": "/{index}/{type}/{id}/_create",
       "paths": ["/{index}/{type}/{id}/_create"],