diff --git a/src/data/mod.rs b/src/data/mod.rs
index 1dec00766..cdb2127a8 100644
--- a/src/data/mod.rs
+++ b/src/data/mod.rs
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ impl Data {
         self.index_controller.settings(index_uid.as_ref().to_string()).await
     }
 
-    pub fn list_indexes(&self) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<IndexMetadata>> {
-        self.index_controller.list_indexes()
+    pub async fn list_indexes(&self) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<IndexMetadata>> {
+        self.index_controller.list_indexes().await
     }
 
     pub fn index(&self, name: impl AsRef<str>) -> anyhow::Result<Option<IndexMetadata>> {
diff --git a/src/index_controller/index_actor.rs b/src/index_controller/index_actor.rs
index c77793a5b..360f3a3c0 100644
--- a/src/index_controller/index_actor.rs
+++ b/src/index_controller/index_actor.rs
@@ -1,18 +1,19 @@
 use std::collections::{hash_map::Entry, HashMap};
-use std::fs::{create_dir_all, File, remove_dir_all};
+use std::fs::{create_dir_all, remove_dir_all, File};
+use std::future::Future;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use async_stream::stream;
-use chrono::Utc;
+use chrono::{Utc, DateTime};
 use futures::pin_mut;
 use futures::stream::StreamExt;
 use heed::EnvOpenOptions;
 use log::info;
-use std::future::Future;
 use thiserror::Error;
 use tokio::sync::{mpsc, oneshot, RwLock};
 use uuid::Uuid;
+use serde::{Serialize, Deserialize};
 
 use super::get_arc_ownership_blocking;
 use super::update_handler::UpdateHandler;
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ use crate::index::UpdateResult as UResult;
 use crate::index::{Document, Index, SearchQuery, SearchResult, Settings};
 use crate::index_controller::{
     updates::{Failed, Processed, Processing},
-    IndexMetadata, UpdateMeta,
+    UpdateMeta,
 };
 use crate::option::IndexerOpts;
 
@@ -28,11 +29,20 @@ pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, IndexError>;
 type AsyncMap<K, V> = Arc<RwLock<HashMap<K, V>>>;
 type UpdateResult = std::result::Result<Processed<UpdateMeta, UResult>, Failed<UpdateMeta, String>>;
 
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, Clone)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub struct IndexMeta{
+    uuid: Uuid,
+    created_at: DateTime<Utc>,
+    updated_at: DateTime<Utc>,
+    primary_key: Option<String>,
+}
+
 enum IndexMsg {
     CreateIndex {
         uuid: Uuid,
         primary_key: Option<String>,
-        ret: oneshot::Sender<Result<IndexMetadata>>,
+        ret: oneshot::Sender<Result<IndexMeta>>,
     },
     Update {
         meta: Processing<UpdateMeta>,
@@ -65,6 +75,10 @@ enum IndexMsg {
         uuid: Uuid,
         ret: oneshot::Sender<Result<()>>,
     },
+    GetMeta {
+        uuid: Uuid,
+        ret: oneshot::Sender<Result<Option<IndexMeta>>>,
+    },
 }
 
 struct IndexActor<S> {
@@ -84,10 +98,11 @@ pub enum IndexError {
 
 #[async_trait::async_trait]
 trait IndexStore {
-    async fn create_index(&self, uuid: Uuid, primary_key: Option<String>) -> Result<IndexMetadata>;
+    async fn create_index(&self, uuid: Uuid, primary_key: Option<String>) -> Result<IndexMeta>;
     async fn get_or_create(&self, uuid: Uuid) -> Result<Index>;
     async fn get(&self, uuid: Uuid) -> Result<Option<Index>>;
     async fn delete(&self, uuid: &Uuid) -> Result<Option<Index>>;
+    async fn get_meta(&self, uuid: &Uuid) -> Result<Option<IndexMeta>>;
 }
 
 impl<S: IndexStore + Sync + Send> IndexActor<S> {
@@ -150,10 +165,6 @@ impl<S: IndexStore + Sync + Send> IndexActor<S> {
         let fut1: Box<dyn Future<Output = ()> + Unpin + Send> = Box::new(fut1);
         let fut2: Box<dyn Future<Output = ()> + Unpin + Send> = Box::new(fut2);
 
-        //let futures = futures::stream::futures_unordered::FuturesUnordered::new();
-        //futures.push(fut1);
-        //futures.push(fut2);
-        //futures.for_each(f)
         tokio::join!(fut1, fut2);
     }
 
@@ -189,7 +200,10 @@ impl<S: IndexStore + Sync + Send> IndexActor<S> {
             }
             Delete { uuid, ret } => {
                 let _ = ret.send(self.handle_delete(uuid).await);
-            },
+            }
+            GetMeta { uuid, ret } => {
+                let _ = ret.send(self.handle_get_meta(uuid).await);
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -210,7 +224,7 @@ impl<S: IndexStore + Sync + Send> IndexActor<S> {
         &self,
         uuid: Uuid,
         primary_key: Option<String>,
-        ret: oneshot::Sender<Result<IndexMetadata>>,
+        ret: oneshot::Sender<Result<IndexMeta>>,
     ) {
         let result = self.store.create_index(uuid, primary_key).await;
         let _ = ret.send(result);
@@ -293,6 +307,11 @@ impl<S: IndexStore + Sync + Send> IndexActor<S> {
 
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    async fn handle_get_meta(&self, uuid: Uuid) -> Result<Option<IndexMeta>> {
+        let result = self.store.get_meta(&uuid).await?;
+        Ok(result)
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -319,7 +338,7 @@ impl IndexActorHandle {
         &self,
         uuid: Uuid,
         primary_key: Option<String>,
-    ) -> Result<IndexMetadata> {
+    ) -> Result<IndexMeta> {
         let (ret, receiver) = oneshot::channel();
         let msg = IndexMsg::CreateIndex {
             ret,
@@ -393,20 +412,27 @@ impl IndexActorHandle {
         let _ = self.read_sender.send(msg).await;
         Ok(receiver.await.expect("IndexActor has been killed")?)
     }
+
+    pub async fn get_index_meta(&self, uuid: Uuid) -> Result<Option<IndexMeta>> {
+        let (ret, receiver) = oneshot::channel();
+        let msg = IndexMsg::GetMeta { uuid, ret };
+        let _ = self.read_sender.send(msg).await;
+        Ok(receiver.await.expect("IndexActor has been killed")?)
+    }
 }
 
 struct MapIndexStore {
     root: PathBuf,
-    meta_store: AsyncMap<Uuid, IndexMetadata>,
+    meta_store: AsyncMap<Uuid, IndexMeta>,
     index_store: AsyncMap<Uuid, Index>,
 }
 
 #[async_trait::async_trait]
 impl IndexStore for MapIndexStore {
-    async fn create_index(&self, uuid: Uuid, primary_key: Option<String>) -> Result<IndexMetadata> {
+    async fn create_index(&self, uuid: Uuid, primary_key: Option<String>) -> Result<IndexMeta> {
         let meta = match self.meta_store.write().await.entry(uuid.clone()) {
             Entry::Vacant(entry) => {
-                let meta = IndexMetadata {
+                let meta = IndexMeta{
                     uuid,
                     created_at: Utc::now(),
                     updated_at: Utc::now(),
@@ -464,6 +490,10 @@ impl IndexStore for MapIndexStore {
         }
         Ok(index)
     }
+
+    async fn get_meta(&self, uuid: &Uuid) -> Result<Option<IndexMeta>> {
+        Ok(self.meta_store.read().await.get(uuid).cloned())
+    }
 }
 
 impl MapIndexStore {
diff --git a/src/index_controller/mod.rs b/src/index_controller/mod.rs
index 19fe62f4d..09a979cbd 100644
--- a/src/index_controller/mod.rs
+++ b/src/index_controller/mod.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 
 use actix_web::web::{Bytes, Payload};
 use anyhow::Context;
-use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
 use futures::stream::StreamExt;
 use milli::update::{IndexDocumentsMethod, UpdateFormat};
 use serde::{Serialize, Deserialize};
@@ -28,10 +27,9 @@ pub type UpdateStatus = updates::UpdateStatus<UpdateMeta, UpdateResult, String>;
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, Clone)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 pub struct IndexMetadata {
-    uuid: Uuid,
-    created_at: DateTime<Utc>,
-    updated_at: DateTime<Utc>,
-    primary_key: Option<String>,
+    name: String,
+    #[serde(flatten)]
+    meta: index_actor::IndexMeta,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -144,9 +142,12 @@ impl IndexController {
 
     pub async fn create_index(&self, index_settings: IndexSettings) -> anyhow::Result<IndexMetadata> {
         let IndexSettings { name, primary_key } = index_settings;
-        let uuid = self.uuid_resolver.create(name.unwrap()).await?;
-        let index_meta = self.index_handle.create_index(uuid, primary_key).await?;
-        Ok(index_meta)
+        let name = name.unwrap();
+        let uuid = self.uuid_resolver.create(name.clone()).await?;
+        let meta = self.index_handle.create_index(uuid, primary_key).await?;
+        let meta = IndexMetadata { name, meta };
+
+        Ok(meta)
     }
 
     pub async fn delete_index(&self, index_uid: String) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
@@ -176,8 +177,19 @@ impl IndexController {
         Ok(result)
     }
 
-    pub fn list_indexes(&self) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<IndexMetadata>> {
-        todo!()
+    pub async fn list_indexes(&self) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<IndexMetadata>> {
+        let uuids = self.uuid_resolver.list().await?;
+
+        let mut ret = Vec::new();
+
+        for (name, uuid) in uuids {
+            if let Some(meta) = self.index_handle.get_index_meta(uuid).await? {
+                let meta = IndexMetadata { name, meta };
+                ret.push(meta);
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(ret)
     }
 
     pub async fn settings(&self, index: String) -> anyhow::Result<Settings> {
diff --git a/src/index_controller/uuid_resolver.rs b/src/index_controller/uuid_resolver.rs
index 50740f30f..e2539fdb2 100644
--- a/src/index_controller/uuid_resolver.rs
+++ b/src/index_controller/uuid_resolver.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ enum UuidResolveMsg {
         name: String,
         ret: oneshot::Sender<Result<Option<Uuid>>>,
     },
+    List {
+        ret: oneshot::Sender<Result<Vec<(String, Uuid)>>>,
+    },
 }
 
 struct UuidResolverActor<S> {
@@ -50,6 +53,9 @@ impl<S: UuidStore> UuidResolverActor<S> {
                 Some(GetOrCreate { name, ret }) => self.handle_get_or_create(name, ret).await,
                 Some(Resolve { name, ret }) => self.handle_resolve(name, ret).await,
                 Some(Delete { name, ret }) => self.handle_delete(name, ret).await,
+                Some(List { ret }) => {
+                    let _ = ret.send(self.handle_list().await);
+                }
                 // all senders have been dropped, need to quit.
                 None => break,
             }
@@ -77,6 +83,11 @@ impl<S: UuidStore> UuidResolverActor<S> {
         let result = self.store.delete(&name).await;
         let _ = ret.send(result);
     }
+
+    async fn handle_list(&self) -> Result<Vec<(String, Uuid)>> {
+        let result = self.store.list().await?;
+        Ok(result)
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -120,6 +131,13 @@ impl UuidResolverHandle {
         let _ = self.sender.send(msg).await;
         Ok(receiver.await.expect("Uuid resolver actor has been killed")?)
     }
+
+    pub async fn list(&self) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<(String, Uuid)>> {
+        let (ret, receiver) = oneshot::channel();
+        let msg = UuidResolveMsg::List { ret };
+        let _ = self.sender.send(msg).await;
+        Ok(receiver.await.expect("Uuid resolver actor has been killed")?)
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Error)]
@@ -135,6 +153,7 @@ trait UuidStore {
     async fn create_uuid(&self, name: String, err: bool) -> Result<Uuid>;
     async fn get_uuid(&self, name: &str) -> Result<Option<Uuid>>;
     async fn delete(&self, name: &str) -> Result<Option<Uuid>>;
+    async fn list(&self) -> Result<Vec<(String, Uuid)>>;
 }
 
 struct MapUuidStore(Arc<RwLock<HashMap<String, Uuid>>>);
@@ -165,4 +184,9 @@ impl UuidStore for MapUuidStore {
     async fn delete(&self, name: &str) -> Result<Option<Uuid>> {
         Ok(self.0.write().await.remove(name))
     }
+
+    async fn list(&self) -> Result<Vec<(String, Uuid)>> {
+        let list = self.0.read().await.iter().map(|(name, uuid)| (name.to_owned(), uuid.clone())).collect();
+        Ok(list)
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/routes/index.rs b/src/routes/index.rs
index c9200f085..752493a3b 100644
--- a/src/routes/index.rs
+++ b/src/routes/index.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pub fn services(cfg: &mut web::ServiceConfig) {
 
 #[get("/indexes", wrap = "Authentication::Private")]
 async fn list_indexes(data: web::Data<Data>) -> Result<HttpResponse, ResponseError> {
-    match data.list_indexes() {
+    match data.list_indexes().await {
         Ok(indexes) => {
             let json = serde_json::to_string(&indexes).unwrap();
             Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().body(&json))