> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://www.algolia.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# 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.

You can rename, copy, and delete indices, and export or import their settings.
You can perform many of these tasks in the Algolia dashboard or with the API.
To copy an index between different Algolia applications, use the API.

Analytics data is associated with each index.
For more information about how renaming, copying, and deleting indices affects their analytics data,
see [Indices and analytics](/doc/guides/sending-and-managing-data/manage-indices-and-apps/manage-indices/concepts/indices-analytics).

## Name your indices

Choose a unique, readable name for each index.
Don't include sensitive or personally identifiable information (PII), such as
usernames, user IDs, or email addresses.
Index names appear in network requests, so **consider them publicly available**.

## Indices and applications

Common uses for several indices include:

* Query Suggestions or sorting. See [Choosing between one or more indices](/doc/guides/sending-and-managing-data/manage-indices-and-apps/manage-indices/concepts/one-or-more-indices).
* Several Algolia applications, such as testing, staging, and production. See [Manage your Algolia applications](/doc/guides/sending-and-managing-data/manage-indices-and-apps/manage-your-apps).

## Create sitemaps from your indices

Search engines like Google and Bing can find content from your Algolia indices.
This includes product pages or category pages.
To help them, [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)