# How many index / indices can I create?

You can create as many indices as you want.

If you plan go into the tens of thousands or more, it’s better to [contact us](mailto:enterprise@algolia.com) to set up an optimized configuration.A few common use cases where several indices are needed:

* You need to index different “kind of things”: index\_people, index\_products, …
* You need to clear and re-index a complete index. To avoid negative transition effects like having an empty index at some point, we advise you to create a new temporary index and then [replace the old one](https://www.algolia.com/doc/ruby#AtomicalIndexing).
* You want to have multiple development environments: dev\_products, staging\_products, prod\_products, …
* You want to have different indices for different languages: products\_en, products\_fr, products\_it, …
* …