[[java-admin-indices]] === Indices Administration To access indices Java API, you need to call `indices()` method from an <>: [source,java] -------------------------------------------------- IndicesAdminClient indicesAdminClient = client.admin().indices(); -------------------------------------------------- [NOTE] In the rest of this guide, we will use `client.admin().indices()`. include::create-index.asciidoc[] include::put-mapping.asciidoc[] include::refresh.asciidoc[] include::get-settings.asciidoc[] include::update-settings.asciidoc[]