// This file is autogenerated, DO NOT EDIT
// Use `node scripts/generate-docs-examples.js` to generate the docs examples

[source, js]
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const response = await client.indices.putIndexTemplate({
  name: "template_1",
  index_patterns: ["foo", "bar"],
  template: {
    settings: {
      number_of_shards: 3,
    },
  },
  _meta: {
    description: "set number of shards to three",
    serialization: {
      class: "MyIndexTemplate",
      id: 17,
    },
  },
});
console.log(response);
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