[[reference-indices-put_index_template]]

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[discrete]
=== client.indices.putIndexTemplate

Create or update an index template. Index templates define settings, mappings, and aliases that can be applied automatically to new indices.

{ref}/indices-put-template.html[{es} documentation]

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==== Function signature

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(IndicesPutIndexTemplateRequest, options?): Promise<IndicesPutIndexTemplateResponse>
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==== IndicesPutIndexTemplateRequest

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interface IndicesPutIndexTemplateRequest extends <<RequestBase>> {
  name: <<Name>>
  create?: boolean
  master_timeout?: <<Duration>>
  cause?: string
  index_patterns?: <<Indices>>
  composed_of?: <<Name>>[]
  template?: IndicesPutIndexTemplateIndexTemplateMapping
  data_stream?: IndicesDataStreamVisibility
  priority?: number
  version?: <<VersionNumber>>
  _meta?: <<Metadata>>
  allow_auto_create?: boolean
  ignore_missing_component_templates?: string[]
  deprecated?: boolean
}

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==== IndicesPutIndexTemplateResponse

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type IndicesPutIndexTemplateResponse = <<AcknowledgedResponseBase>>

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