diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 08a734cb89..a932b7dd41 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ from cuvs.neighbors import cagra
 dataset = load_data()
 index_params = cagra.IndexParams()
 
-index = cagra.build_index(build_params, dataset)
+index = cagra.build(build_params, dataset)
 ```
 
 ### C++ API
diff --git a/docs/source/python_api/neighbors_cagra.rst b/docs/source/python_api/neighbors_cagra.rst
index 6f64f77635..09b2e2694c 100644
--- a/docs/source/python_api/neighbors_cagra.rst
+++ b/docs/source/python_api/neighbors_cagra.rst
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Index
 Index build
 ###########
 
-.. autofunction:: cuvs.neighbors.cagra.build_index
+.. autofunction:: cuvs.neighbors.cagra.build
 
 Index search
 ############
diff --git a/docs/source/working_with_ann_indexes_python.rst b/docs/source/working_with_ann_indexes_python.rst
index c075deaea4..b2ab47a854 100644
--- a/docs/source/working_with_ann_indexes_python.rst
+++ b/docs/source/working_with_ann_indexes_python.rst
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Building an index
     dataset = load_data()
     index_params = cagra.IndexParams()
 
-    index = cagra.build_index(build_params, dataset)
+    index = cagra.build(build_params, dataset)
 
 
 Searching an index
diff --git a/python/cuvs/cuvs/neighbors/cagra/__init__.py b/python/cuvs/cuvs/neighbors/cagra/__init__.py
index dd87a644aa..889425f950 100644
--- a/python/cuvs/cuvs/neighbors/cagra/__init__.py
+++ b/python/cuvs/cuvs/neighbors/cagra/__init__.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     Index,
     IndexParams,
     SearchParams,
-    build_index,
+    build,
     load,
     save,
     search,
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     "Index",
     "IndexParams",
     "SearchParams",
-    "build_index",
+    "build",
     "load",
     "save",
     "search",
diff --git a/python/cuvs/cuvs/neighbors/cagra/cagra.pyx b/python/cuvs/cuvs/neighbors/cagra/cagra.pyx
index 3cdff37276..f940ab8bfd 100644
--- a/python/cuvs/cuvs/neighbors/cagra/cagra.pyx
+++ b/python/cuvs/cuvs/neighbors/cagra/cagra.pyx
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 #
 # cython: language_level=3
 
+import warnings
+
 import numpy as np
 
 cimport cuvs.common.cydlpack
@@ -231,7 +233,7 @@ cdef class Index:
 
 
 @auto_sync_resources
-def build_index(IndexParams index_params, dataset, resources=None):
+def build(IndexParams index_params, dataset, resources=None):
     """
     Build the CAGRA index from the dataset for efficient search.
 
@@ -268,7 +270,7 @@ def build_index(IndexParams index_params, dataset, resources=None):
     >>> dataset = cp.random.random_sample((n_samples, n_features),
     ...                                   dtype=cp.float32)
     >>> build_params = cagra.IndexParams(metric="sqeuclidean")
-    >>> index = cagra.build_index(build_params, dataset)
+    >>> index = cagra.build(build_params, dataset)
     >>> distances, neighbors = cagra.search(cagra.SearchParams(),
     ...                                      index, dataset,
     ...                                      k)
@@ -301,6 +303,12 @@ def build_index(IndexParams index_params, dataset, resources=None):
     return idx
 
 
+def build_index(IndexParams index_params, dataset, resources=None):
+    warnings.warn("cagra.build_index is deprecated, use cagra.build instead",
+                  FutureWarning)
+    return build(index_params, dataset, resources=resources)
+
+
 cdef class SearchParams:
     """
     CAGRA search parameters
@@ -501,7 +509,7 @@ def search(SearchParams search_params,
     >>> dataset = cp.random.random_sample((n_samples, n_features),
     ...                                   dtype=cp.float32)
     >>> # Build index
-    >>> index = cagra.build_index(cagra.IndexParams(), dataset)
+    >>> index = cagra.build(cagra.IndexParams(), dataset)
     >>> # Search using the built index
     >>> queries = cp.random.random_sample((n_queries, n_features),
     ...                                   dtype=cp.float32)
@@ -596,7 +604,7 @@ def save(filename, Index index, bool include_dataset=True, resources=None):
     >>> dataset = cp.random.random_sample((n_samples, n_features),
     ...                                   dtype=cp.float32)
     >>> # Build index
-    >>> index = cagra.build_index(cagra.IndexParams(), dataset)
+    >>> index = cagra.build(cagra.IndexParams(), dataset)
     >>> # Serialize and deserialize the cagra index built
     >>> cagra.save("my_index.bin", index)
     >>> index_loaded = cagra.load("my_index.bin")
diff --git a/python/cuvs/cuvs/test/test_cagra.py b/python/cuvs/cuvs/test/test_cagra.py
index 15711c854d..38d0d18657 100644
--- a/python/cuvs/cuvs/test/test_cagra.py
+++ b/python/cuvs/cuvs/test/test_cagra.py
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ def run_cagra_build_search_test(
     )
 
     if array_type == "device":
-        index = cagra.build_index(build_params, dataset_device)
+        index = cagra.build(build_params, dataset_device)
     else:
-        index = cagra.build_index(build_params, dataset)
+        index = cagra.build(build_params, dataset)
 
     if not add_data_on_build:
         dataset_1 = dataset[: n_rows // 2, :]
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ def test_save_load(dtype, include_dataset):
     dataset_device = device_ndarray(dataset)
 
     build_params = cagra.IndexParams()
-    index = cagra.build_index(build_params, dataset_device)
+    index = cagra.build(build_params, dataset_device)
 
     assert index.trained
     filename = "my_index.bin"