Run Indexer (Azure Cognitive Search REST API)
In addition to running periodically on a schedule, an indexer can also be invoked on demand via the Run Indexer operation.
POST https://[service name].search.windows.net/indexers/[indexer name]/run?api-version=[api-version]
Content-Type: application/json
api-key: [admin key]
URI Parameters
Parameter | Description |
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service name | Required. Set this to the unique, user-defined name of your search service. |
indexer name | Required. The request URI specifies the name of the indexer to run. |
api-version | Required. The current stable version is api-version=2020-06-30 . See API versions for more versions. |
Request Headers
The following table describes the required and optional request headers.
Fields | Description |
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Content-Type | Required. Set this to application/json |
api-key | Required. The api-key is used to authenticate the request to your Search service. It is a string value, unique to your service. Run requests must include an api-key header set to your admin key (as opposed to a query key). You can find the API key in your search service dashboard in the Azure portal. |
Request Body
None.
Response
Status Code: 202 Accepted is returned for a successful response.