--- title: Search Index Mixin slug: /sdk/python/api-reference/search-index-mixin --- [{% image align="right" style="float:right;" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/-source-cccccc?style=flat-square" /%}](https://github.com/open-metadata/OpenMetadata/tree/main/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/ometa/mixins/search_index_mixin.py#L0") # module `search_index_mixin` Mixin class containing Search Index specific methods To be used by OpenMetadata class --- [{% image align="right" style="float:right;" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/-source-cccccc?style=flat-square" /%}](https://github.com/open-metadata/OpenMetadata/tree/main/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/ometa/mixins/search_index_mixin.py#L29") ## class `OMetaSearchIndexMixin` OpenMetadata API methods related to search index. To be inherited by OpenMetadata --- [{% image align="right" style="float:right;" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/-source-cccccc?style=flat-square" /%}](https://github.com/open-metadata/OpenMetadata/tree/main/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/ometa/mixins/search_index_mixin.py#L38") ### method `ingest_search_index_sample_data` ```python ingest_search_index_sample_data( search_index: SearchIndex, sample_data: SearchIndexSampleData ) → Optional[SearchIndexSampleData] ``` PUT sample data for a search index :param search_index: SearchIndex Entity to update :param sample_data: Data to add ---