> ## Documentation Index
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# Manage indices

> Learn how to copy, rename, or delete your indices and understand the effect on analytics. Learn how you can build a sitemap from your index for SEO.

Managing indices involves tasks like renaming, copying, or deleting indices, as well as exporting and importing settings.
You can complete most tasks in the Algolia dashboard or using the API.
If you want to copy an index between different Algolia applications,
you have to use the API.

An index's analytics data is tied to its index.
See [Indices and analytics](/doc/guides/sending-and-managing-data/manage-indices-and-apps/manage-indices/concepts/indices-analytics)
to learn more about the effect of renaming, copying, and deleting indices on their analytics data.

## Indices and applications

Common uses for several indices include:

* Implementing Query Suggestions or implementing sorting. For more information, see [Choosing between one or more indices](/doc/guides/sending-and-managing-data/manage-indices-and-apps/manage-indices/concepts/one-or-more-indices).
* When running several Algolia applications, for example, to create testing, staging, and production environments. For more information, see [Manage your Algolia applications](/doc/guides/sending-and-managing-data/manage-indices-and-apps/manage-your-apps).

## Create sitemaps from your indices

To let search engines like Google or Bing find content from your Algolia indices, for example, product pages or category pages,
you can [create sitemaps](/doc/guides/sending-and-managing-data/manage-indices-and-apps/manage-indices/tutorial/generate-sitemap-from-index).

## See also

* [Prepare your records for indexing](/doc/guides/sending-and-managing-data/prepare-your-data)
* [Send your data to an index](/doc/guides/sending-and-managing-data/send-and-update-your-data)
* [Export and import indices and settings](/doc/guides/sending-and-managing-data/manage-indices-and-apps/manage-indices/how-to/export-import-indices)
* [Copy and move indices](/doc/guides/sending-and-managing-data/manage-indices-and-apps/manage-indices/how-to/copy-move-indices)
* [Delete indices](/doc/guides/sending-and-managing-data/manage-indices-and-apps/manage-indices/how-to/delete-indices)