diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index eff74f999..95e3c0075 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ If any files are returned, you should check to see if these files affected and a
 - Updated swagger documentation
 - Return 404 not found when calling file/dataset/space api endpoints with an invalid ID [#251](https://github.com/clowder-framework/clowder/issues/251)
 - Line breaks in welcome message breaks swagger build [#187](https://github.com/clowder-framework/clowder/issues/187)
+- Collections created using api route are now indexed upon creation. [#257](https://github.com/clowder-framework/clowder/issues/257)
 
 ### Changed
 - Added more information when writing files to make sure files are written correctly
diff --git a/app/api/Collections.scala b/app/api/Collections.scala
index ebff20038..1960b373b 100644
--- a/app/api/Collections.scala
+++ b/app/api/Collections.scala
@@ -1,32 +1,28 @@
 package api
 
-import java.io.{ByteArrayInputStream, InputStream, ByteArrayOutputStream}
-import java.security.{DigestInputStream, MessageDigest}
-import java.text.SimpleDateFormat
-import java.util.zip.{ZipEntry, ZipOutputStream, Deflater}
-
 import Iterators.RootCollectionIterator
-import _root_.util.JSONLD
+import util.SearchUtils
 import api.Permission.Permission
-import org.apache.commons.codec.binary.Hex
+import controllers.Utils
+import models._
 import play.api.Logger
 import play.api.Play.current
-import models._
+import play.api.libs.concurrent.Execution.Implicits._
 import play.api.libs.iteratee.Enumerator
-import services._
-import play.api.libs.json._
-import play.api.libs.json.{JsObject, JsValue}
 import play.api.libs.json.Json.toJson
-import javax.inject.{ Singleton, Inject}
-import scala.collection.mutable.ListBuffer
-import scala.concurrent.{Future, ExecutionContext}
-import play.api.libs.concurrent.Execution.Implicits._
-import scala.util.parsing.json.JSONArray
-import scala.util.{Try, Success, Failure}
-import java.util.{Calendar, Date}
-import controllers.Utils
+import play.api.libs.json.{JsObject, JsValue, _}
+import services._
 
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream
+import java.security.MessageDigest
+import java.util.zip.{Deflater, ZipOutputStream}
+import java.util.{Calendar, Date}
+import javax.inject.{Inject, Singleton}
 import scala.collection.immutable.List
+import scala.collection.mutable.ListBuffer
+import scala.concurrent.{ExecutionContext, Future}
+import scala.util.{Failure, Success, Try}
 
 
 /**
@@ -72,6 +68,13 @@ class Collections @Inject() (datasets: DatasetService,
                 collections.addToRootSpaces(c.id, s.id)
                 events.addSourceEvent(request.user, c.id, c.name, s.id, s.name, EventType.ADD_COLLECTION_SPACE.toString)
               })
+              // index collection
+              current.plugin[ElasticsearchPlugin].foreach{
+                _.index(SearchUtils.getElasticsearchObject(c))
+              }
+              //Add to Events Table
+              val option_user = userService.findByIdentity(identity)
+              events.addObjectEvent(option_user, c.id, c.name, EventType.CREATE_COLLECTION.toString)
               Ok(toJson(Map("id" -> id)))
             }
             case None => Ok(toJson(Map("status" -> "error")))
@@ -598,6 +601,14 @@ class Collections @Inject() (datasets: DatasetService,
                   events.addSourceEvent(request.user, c.id, c.name, s.id, s.name, EventType.ADD_COLLECTION_SPACE.toString)
               }
 
+              // index collection
+              current.plugin[ElasticsearchPlugin].foreach{
+                _.index(SearchUtils.getElasticsearchObject(c))
+              }
+              //Add to Events Table
+              val option_user = userService.findByIdentity(identity)
+              events.addObjectEvent(option_user, c.id, c.name, EventType.CREATE_COLLECTION.toString)
+
               //do stuff with parent here
               (request.body \"parentId").asOpt[String] match {
                 case Some(parentId) => {