Renaming an index in Elastic (slight hacks)
Sometimes you need to rename an Elasticsearch index—maybe to reuse the name for an alias. Officially, this isn’t supported. But with some manual edits and caution, it can be done. ⚠️ Warning: This is dangerous and unsupported. Back up your data first. Recommended Alternatives Reindex API Snapshot and restore Index split If these don’t work for your case, read on. The Hacky Method Stop the Elasticsearch node. Find the metadata files: ...