aliases.md

Aliases

The add alias request allows us to alias an existing index to another name:

val resp = client.execute {
  add alias "places" on "locations"
}

Aliases can include filters to assist with partitioning data (such as limiting results to a certain customer or project) or commonly applied filtering:

val resp = client.execute {
  add alias "uk-locations" on "locations" filter termFilter("country", "uk")
}

Existing aliases can be removed using a similar request:

val resp = client.execute {
  remove alias "places" on "locations"
}

Multiple operations on aliases can be executed atomically:

val resp = client.execute {
  aliases(
    remove alias "places" on "old_locations",
    add alias "places" on "new_locations"
  )
}

For more information on the options for aliases, consult the official ElasticSearch docs.