# Resume-SearchIndex

Resumes the suspended (paused) Sitecore index.

## Syntax

Resume-SearchIndex -Index \<ISearchIndex>

Resume-SearchIndex \[-Name \<String>]

Resume-SearchIndex \[-Name \<String>]

## Detailed Description

The Resume-SearchIndex command resumes the suspended (paused) Sitecore index.

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## Parameters

### -Index \<ISearchIndex>

| Aliases                     |                |
| --------------------------- | -------------- |
| Required?                   | true           |
| Position?                   | named          |
| Default Value               |                |
| Accept Pipeline Input?      | true (ByValue) |
| Accept Wildcard Characters? | false          |

### -Name \<String>

The name of the index to resume.

| Aliases                     |       |
| --------------------------- | ----- |
| Required?                   | false |
| Position?                   | named |
| Default Value               |       |
| Accept Pipeline Input?      | false |
| Accept Wildcard Characters? | false |

## Inputs

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.

* Sitecore.ContentSearch.ISearchIndex or System.String

## Outputs

The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.

* None

## Notes

Help Author: Adam Najmanowicz, Michael West

## Examples

### EXAMPLE 1

```powershell
The following stops the indexing process from running.

PS master:\> Resume-SearchIndex -Name sitecore_master_index
```

### EXAMPLE 2

```powershell
The following stops the indexing process from running.

PS master:\> Get-SearchIndex -Name sitecore_master_index | Resume-SearchIndex
```

## Related Topics

* [Initialize-SearchIndex](/appendix/indexing/initialize-searchindex.md)
* [Suspend-SearchIndex](/appendix/indexing/suspend-searchindex.md)
* [Stop-SearchIndex](/appendix/indexing/stop-searchindex.md)
* [Get-SearchIndex](/appendix/indexing/get-searchindex.md)
* <https://github.com/SitecorePowerShell/Console/>


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