diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/src/index.py b/tubearchivist/home/src/index.py
index 9022f26..b6595c9 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/src/index.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/src/index.py
@@ -443,18 +443,22 @@ class YoutubePlaylist:
     def __init__(self, playlist_id):
         self.playlist_id = playlist_id
         self.stamp = int(datetime.now().strftime("%s"))
+        self.playlist_dict = False
 
     def get_playlist_dict(self, scrape=False):
         """get data from es or youtube"""
         print(f"get playlist with id {self.playlist_id}")
+
         if scrape:
             playlist_dict = self.get_youtube_playlist()
+            playlist_dict["playlist_entries"] = self.get_entries()
         else:
             playlist_dict = self.get_es_playlist()
             if not playlist_dict:
                 playlist_dict = self.get_youtube_playlist()
+                playlist_dict["playlist_entries"] = self.get_entries()
 
-        return playlist_dict
+        self.playlist_dict = playlist_dict
 
     def get_youtube_playlist(self):
         """get meta data dict from youtube"""
@@ -488,7 +492,7 @@ class YoutubePlaylist:
         url = f"{self.ES_URL}/ta_playlist/_doc/{self.playlist_id}"
         response = requests.get(url, auth=self.ES_AUTH)
         if response.ok:
-            return json.loads(response.text)
+            return json.loads(response.text)["_source"]
 
         return False
 
@@ -524,14 +528,109 @@ class YoutubePlaylist:
 
     def upload_to_es(self):
         """add playlist to es with its entries"""
-        playlist = self.get_playlist_dict()
-        playlist["playlist_entries"] = self.get_entries()
-
+        playlist = self.playlist_dict
         url = f"{self.ES_URL}/ta_playlist/_doc/{self.playlist_id}"
         response = requests.put(url, json=playlist, auth=self.ES_AUTH)
         if not response.ok:
             print(response.text)
 
+    def add_vids_to_playlist(self):
+        """sync the playlistdict to video dict"""
+        print("sync playlist meta data for " + self.playlist_id)
+        playlist_dict = self.playlist_dict
+        all_entries = playlist_dict["playlist_entries"]
+        vid_ids = [i["youtube_id"] for i in all_entries]
+
+        to_add = {
+            key: val
+            for key, val in playlist_dict.items()
+            if key != "playlist_entries"
+        }
+        bulk_list = []
+        for youtube_id in vid_ids:
+            action = {"update": {"_id": youtube_id, "_index": "ta_video"}}
+            source = {"doc": {"playlist": to_add}}
+            bulk_list.append(json.dumps(action))
+            bulk_list.append(json.dumps(source))
+
+        # add last newline
+        bulk_list.append("\n")
+        query_str = "\n".join(bulk_list)
+
+        headers = {"Content-type": "application/x-ndjson"}
+        url = self.ES_URL + "/_bulk"
+        response = requests.post(
+            url, data=query_str, headers=headers, auth=self.ES_AUTH
+        )
+        if not response.ok:
+            print(response.text)
+
+    def playlist_position(self):
+        """sync playlist_position to video dict"""
+        all_entries = self.playlist_dict["playlist_entries"]
+
+        bulk_list = []
+        for idx, entry in enumerate(all_entries):
+            youtube_id = entry["youtube_id"]
+            playlist_position = self.get_position_dict(all_entries, idx)
+            action = {"update": {"_id": youtube_id, "_index": "ta_video"}}
+            source = {"doc": {"playlist_position": playlist_position}}
+            bulk_list.append(json.dumps(action))
+            bulk_list.append(json.dumps(source))
+
+        # add last newline
+        bulk_list.append("\n")
+        query_str = "\n".join(bulk_list)
+        headers = {"Content-type": "application/x-ndjson"}
+        url = self.ES_URL + "/_bulk"
+        response = requests.post(
+            url, data=query_str, headers=headers, auth=self.ES_AUTH
+        )
+        if not response.ok:
+            print(response.text)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_position_dict(all_entries, idx):
+        """get previous and next videos in playlist"""
+        playlist_position = {"playlist_index": idx}
+        if idx == 0:
+            playlist_position.update(
+                {
+                    "playlist_prev_id": False,
+                    "playlist_prev_title": False,
+                    "playlist_prev_channel_name": False,
+                }
+            )
+        else:
+            prev_vid = all_entries[idx - 1]
+            playlist_position.update(
+                {
+                    "playlist_prev_id": prev_vid["youtube_id"],
+                    "playlist_prev_title": prev_vid["title"],
+                    "playlist_prev_channel_name": prev_vid["uploader"],
+                }
+            )
+
+        if idx == len(all_entries) - 1:
+            playlist_position.update(
+                {
+                    "playlist_next_id": False,
+                    "playlist_next_title": False,
+                    "playlist_next_channel_name": False,
+                }
+            )
+        else:
+            next_vid = all_entries[idx + 1]
+            playlist_position.update(
+                {
+                    "playlist_next_id": next_vid["youtube_id"],
+                    "playlist_next_title": next_vid["title"],
+                    "playlist_next_channel_name": next_vid["uploader"],
+                }
+            )
+
+        return playlist_position
+
 
 class WatchState:
     """handle watched checkbox for videos and channels"""
diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/src/index_management.py b/tubearchivist/home/src/index_management.py
index a7046b2..0c87055 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/src/index_management.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/src/index_management.py
@@ -106,6 +106,21 @@ INDEX_CONFIG = [
             "vid_last_refresh": {"type": "date"},
             "youtube_id": {"type": "keyword"},
             "published": {"type": "date"},
+            "playlist": {
+                "properties": {
+                    "playlist_description": {"type": "text"},
+                }
+            },
+            "playlist_position": {
+                "properties": {
+                    "playlist_next_id": {"type": "keyword"},
+                    "playlist_next_title": {"type": "text"},
+                    "playlist_next_channel_name": {"type": "text"},
+                    "playlist_prev_id": {"type": "keyword"},
+                    "playlist_prev_title": {"type": "text"},
+                    "playlist_prev_channel_name": {"type": "text"},
+                }
+            },
         },
         "expected_set": {
             "analysis": {