From c0056625887365c040668d6698d7301def25acc3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kofi B Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 08:23:33 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Adjusted alias doc for clarity (#120437) Co-authored-by: George Wallace Co-authored-by: Liam Thompson <32779855+leemthompo@users.noreply.github.com> --- docs/reference/alias.asciidoc | 10 ++++++---- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/reference/alias.asciidoc b/docs/reference/alias.asciidoc index f676644c4ec48..3f8553c3b96d9 100644 --- a/docs/reference/alias.asciidoc +++ b/docs/reference/alias.asciidoc @@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ [[aliases]] = Aliases -An alias is a secondary name for a group of data streams or indices. Most {es} +An alias points to one or more indices or data streams. Most {es} APIs accept an alias in place of a data stream or index name. -You can change the data streams or indices of an alias at any time. If you use -aliases in your application's {es} requests, you can reindex data with no -downtime or changes to your app's code. +Aliases enable you to: + +* Query multiple indices/data streams together with a single name +* Change which indices/data streams your application uses in real time +* <> data without downtime [discrete] [[alias-types]]