diff --git a/api/src/main/kotlin/edu/wgu/osmt/collection/CollectionDoc.kt b/api/src/main/kotlin/edu/wgu/osmt/collection/CollectionDoc.kt
index 96a17b84c..8268cab80 100644
--- a/api/src/main/kotlin/edu/wgu/osmt/collection/CollectionDoc.kt
+++ b/api/src/main/kotlin/edu/wgu/osmt/collection/CollectionDoc.kt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package edu.wgu.osmt.collection
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnore
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonInclude
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty
+import edu.wgu.osmt.config.INDEX_COLLECTION_DOC
 import edu.wgu.osmt.db.PublishStatus
 import org.elasticsearch.core.Nullable
 import org.springframework.data.annotation.Id
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ import java.time.LocalDateTime
  * Also corresponds to `CollectionSummary` API response object
  */
 @JsonInclude(value = JsonInclude.Include.NON_NULL)
-@Document(indexName = "collection_v1", createIndex = true)
+@Document(indexName = INDEX_COLLECTION_DOC, createIndex = true)
 @Setting(settingPath = "/elasticsearch/settings.json")
 data class CollectionDoc(
     @Field(name = "db_id")
diff --git a/api/src/main/kotlin/edu/wgu/osmt/config/Constants.kt b/api/src/main/kotlin/edu/wgu/osmt/config/Constants.kt
index 5c97fb95d..4d2cbd1e8 100644
--- a/api/src/main/kotlin/edu/wgu/osmt/config/Constants.kt
+++ b/api/src/main/kotlin/edu/wgu/osmt/config/Constants.kt
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
 package edu.wgu.osmt.config
 
-const val UNAUTHENTICATED_USERNAME = "unauthenticated"
\ No newline at end of file
+const val UNAUTHENTICATED_USERNAME = "unauthenticated"
+
+
+
+// ElasticSearch Index Names
+const val INDEX_RICHSKILL_DOC = "richskill_v1"
+const val INDEX_COLLECTION_DOC = "collection_v1"
+const val INDEX_JOBCODE_DOC = "jobcode_v1"
+const val INDEX_KEYWORD_DOC = "keyword"
diff --git a/api/src/main/kotlin/edu/wgu/osmt/jobcode/JobCode.kt b/api/src/main/kotlin/edu/wgu/osmt/jobcode/JobCode.kt
index a41ec2535..f00bcb7ca 100644
--- a/api/src/main/kotlin/edu/wgu/osmt/jobcode/JobCode.kt
+++ b/api/src/main/kotlin/edu/wgu/osmt/jobcode/JobCode.kt
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 package edu.wgu.osmt.jobcode
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnore
+import edu.wgu.osmt.config.INDEX_JOBCODE_DOC
 import edu.wgu.osmt.db.DatabaseData
 import org.elasticsearch.core.Nullable
 import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.annotations.*
 import java.time.LocalDateTime
 import java.time.ZoneOffset
 
-@Document(indexName = "jobcode_v1", createIndex = true)
+@Document(indexName = INDEX_JOBCODE_DOC, createIndex = true)
 @Setting(settingPath = "/elasticsearch/settings.json")
 data class JobCode(
     @Field
diff --git a/api/src/main/kotlin/edu/wgu/osmt/keyword/Keyword.kt b/api/src/main/kotlin/edu/wgu/osmt/keyword/Keyword.kt
index 16497659f..f19887580 100644
--- a/api/src/main/kotlin/edu/wgu/osmt/keyword/Keyword.kt
+++ b/api/src/main/kotlin/edu/wgu/osmt/keyword/Keyword.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package edu.wgu.osmt.keyword
 
+import edu.wgu.osmt.config.INDEX_KEYWORD_DOC
 import edu.wgu.osmt.db.*
 import org.elasticsearch.core.Nullable
 import org.jetbrains.exposed.dao.id.LongIdTable
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.annotation.Id
 import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.annotations.*
 import java.time.LocalDateTime
 
-@Document(indexName = "keyword", createIndex = true)
+@Document(indexName = INDEX_KEYWORD_DOC, createIndex = true)
 @Setting(settingPath = "/elasticsearch/settings.json")
 data class Keyword(
     @Id
diff --git a/api/src/main/kotlin/edu/wgu/osmt/richskill/RichSkillDoc.kt b/api/src/main/kotlin/edu/wgu/osmt/richskill/RichSkillDoc.kt
index 704134f27..670119264 100644
--- a/api/src/main/kotlin/edu/wgu/osmt/richskill/RichSkillDoc.kt
+++ b/api/src/main/kotlin/edu/wgu/osmt/richskill/RichSkillDoc.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonInclude
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty
 import edu.wgu.osmt.collection.CollectionDoc
 import edu.wgu.osmt.config.AppConfig
+import edu.wgu.osmt.config.INDEX_RICHSKILL_DOC
 import edu.wgu.osmt.db.PublishStatus
 import edu.wgu.osmt.jobcode.JobCode
 import edu.wgu.osmt.keyword.KeywordTypeEnum
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ import java.time.LocalDateTime
  * Elasticsearch representation of a Rich Skill.
  * Also corresponds to `SkillSummary` API response object
  */
-@Document(indexName = "richskill_v1", createIndex = true, versionType = Document.VersionType.EXTERNAL)
+@Document(indexName = INDEX_RICHSKILL_DOC, createIndex = true, versionType = Document.VersionType.EXTERNAL)
 @Setting(settingPath = "/elasticsearch/settings.json")
 @JsonInclude(JsonInclude.Include.NON_EMPTY)
 data class RichSkillDoc(