diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openelisglobal/hibernate/search/massindexer/MassIndexerRestController.java b/src/main/java/org/openelisglobal/hibernate/search/massindexer/MassIndexerRestController.java
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+package org.openelisglobal.hibernate.search.massindexer;
+
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
+
+@RestController
+@RequestMapping("/rest")
+public class MassIndexerRestController {
+
+    @Autowired
+    MassIndexerService massIndexerService;
+
+    @GetMapping("/reindex")
+    public ResponseEntity<String> reindex() {
+        try {
+            massIndexerService.reindex();
+            return ResponseEntity.ok("Reindexing completed successfully.");
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)
+                    .body("Error occurred during reindexing: " + e.getMessage());
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openelisglobal/hibernate/search/massindexer/MassIndexerService.java b/src/main/java/org/openelisglobal/hibernate/search/massindexer/MassIndexerService.java
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+package org.openelisglobal.hibernate.search.massindexer;
+
+import javax.persistence.EntityManager;
+import javax.persistence.PersistenceContext;
+import javax.transaction.Transactional;
+import org.hibernate.search.mapper.orm.Search;
+import org.hibernate.search.mapper.orm.massindexing.MassIndexer;
+import org.hibernate.search.mapper.orm.session.SearchSession;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
+
+@Service
+public class MassIndexerService {
+    @PersistenceContext
+    EntityManager entityManager;
+
+    // parameters to allow tuning the MassIndexer for optimal performance
+
+    private int idFetchSize = 100;
+
+    private int batchSizeToLoadObjects = 10;
+
+    private int threadsToLoadObjects = 6;
+
+    @Transactional
+    public void reindex() throws Exception {
+        SearchSession searchSession = Search.session(entityManager);
+        MassIndexer indexer = searchSession.massIndexer();
+        indexer.idFetchSize(idFetchSize).batchSizeToLoadObjects(batchSizeToLoadObjects)
+                .threadsToLoadObjects(threadsToLoadObjects).startAndWait();
+    }
+}