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# Check if index exists
> Check whether a specified index exists in your Algolia application.
This helper method makes a request to the [Retrieve index settings](/doc/rest-api/search/get-settings) endpoint,
and returns true if that request succeeds.
## Usage
```cs C# theme={"system"}
var response = await client.IndexExistsAsync("INDEX_NAME");
```
```go Go theme={"system"}
response, err := client.IndexExists(
"INDEX_NAME")
if err != nil {
// handle the eventual error
panic(err)
}
```
```java Java theme={"system"}
Boolean response = client.indexExists("INDEX_NAME");
```
```js JavaScript theme={"system"}
const response = await client.indexExists({ indexName: 'indexExistsYES' });
```
```kotlin Kotlin theme={"system"}
var response = client.indexExists(indexName = "INDEX_NAME")
```
```php PHP theme={"system"}
$response = $client->indexExists(
'INDEX_NAME',
);
```
```python Python theme={"system"}
response = client.index_exists(
index_name="INDEX_NAME",
)
```
```ruby Ruby theme={"system"}
response = client.index_exists("INDEX_NAME")
```
```scala Scala theme={"system"}
val response = Await.result(
client.indexExists(
indexName = "INDEX_NAME"
),
Duration(100, "sec")
)
```
```swift Swift theme={"system"}
let response = try await client.indexExists(indexName: "INDEX_NAME")
```
## Parameters
Index name to check.
Index name to check.
Index name to check.
Index name to check.
Index name to check.
Index name to check.
Index name to check.
Index name to check.
Index name to check.
Index name to check.