---
title: Editing/ Cloning Full Text Indexes
pubDate: 2026-08-17T09:53:44.266Z
antora:
  editUrl: https://github.com/couchbase/docs-server/edit/release/8.0/modules/fts/pages/fts-editing-cloning-full-text-indexes.adoc
  xref: xref:server:fts:fts-editing-cloning-full-text-indexes.adoc[]
---

[Consult the llms.txt file for a full list of contents](/llms.txt)
[View original HTML](/server/current/fts/fts-editing-cloning-full-text-indexes.html)

# Editing/ Cloning Full Text Indexes

Full Text Indexes, once created can be cloned, edited and/or deleted. They are accessed from the **Search** tab: left-click on this to display the **Full Text Search** panel, which contains a tabular presentation of currently existing indexes, with a row for each index.

(See [Searching from the UI](../search/simple-search-ui.md) for a full illustration.)

To manage an index, left-click on its row. The row expands, as follows:

![fts index management ui](_images/fts-index-management-ui.png) 

## [](#editing-full-text-indexes)Editing Full Text Indexes

**Edit** button click, brings up the **Edit Index** screen, which allows the same index to be modified and saved.

"Quick Edit" that goes to the quick editor for an index definition also results in same functionalities.

## [](#cloning-full-text-indexes)Cloning Full Text Indexes

**Clone** button click, brings up the **Clone Index** screen, which allows a copy of the current index to be modified as appropriate and required, and saved under a new name.