[[indices]] = Indices APIs [partintro] -- The indices APIs are used to manage individual indices, index settings, aliases, mappings, and index templates. [float] [[index-management]] == Index management: * <<indices-create-index>> * <<indices-delete-index>> * <<indices-get-index>> * <<indices-exists>> * <<indices-open-close>> * <<indices-shrink-index>> * <<indices-split-index>> * <<indices-rollover-index>> [float] [[mapping-management]] == Mapping management: * <<indices-put-mapping>> * <<indices-get-mapping>> * <<indices-get-field-mapping>> * <<indices-types-exists>> [float] [[alias-management]] == Alias management: * <<indices-aliases>> [float] [[index-settings]] == Index settings: * <<indices-update-settings>> * <<indices-get-settings>> * <<indices-analyze>> * <<indices-templates>> [float] [[monitoring]] == Monitoring: * <<indices-stats>> * <<indices-segments>> * <<indices-recovery>> * <<indices-shards-stores>> [float] [[status-management]] == Status management: * <<indices-clearcache>> * <<indices-refresh>> * <<indices-flush>> * <<indices-forcemerge>> -- include::indices/create-index.asciidoc[] include::indices/delete-index.asciidoc[] include::indices/get-index.asciidoc[] include::indices/indices-exists.asciidoc[] include::indices/open-close.asciidoc[] include::indices/shrink-index.asciidoc[] include::indices/split-index.asciidoc[] include::indices/rollover-index.asciidoc[] include::indices/put-mapping.asciidoc[] include::indices/get-mapping.asciidoc[] include::indices/get-field-mapping.asciidoc[] include::indices/types-exists.asciidoc[] include::indices/aliases.asciidoc[] include::indices/update-settings.asciidoc[] include::indices/get-settings.asciidoc[] include::indices/analyze.asciidoc[] include::indices/templates.asciidoc[] include::indices/stats.asciidoc[] include::indices/segments.asciidoc[] include::indices/recovery.asciidoc[] include::indices/shard-stores.asciidoc[] include::indices/clearcache.asciidoc[] include::indices/flush.asciidoc[] include::indices/refresh.asciidoc[] include::indices/forcemerge.asciidoc[]