---
title: "POST /api/search/re-init"
method: POST
path: "/api/search/re-init"
tags: ["/api/search"]
---

# POST /api/search/re-init

`POST /api/search/re-init`

This will blow away any search indexes, re-create, and re-populate them.

## Response `2XX`

Successful response

## Other responses

- `4XX` — Client error response
- `5XX` — Server error response

## Changes

- **2026-03-09** `78297d193ca4` — 1 info
  - api operation id `post-api-search-re-init` was added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/metabase/apis/metabase-api/changes/api/search/re-init/post.md)

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