# \_status returns illegal argument exception

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/-status-returns-illegal-argument-exception/31263>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [September 28, 2015, 2:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/-status-returns-illegal-argument-exception/31263 "2015-09-28T14:50:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![maria](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/maria/32/5047_2.png) [@maria](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/maria)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2015, 2:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/-status-returns-illegal-argument-exception/31263/1 "2015-09-28T14:50:40Z")

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To work with head plugin I need [http://localhost:9200/\_status](http://localhost:9200/_status) to work properly. However it returns:  
`{"error":{"root_cause":[{"type":"illegal_argument_exception","reason":"No feature for name [_status]"}]...`  
This queries working normal:  
curl -XGET '[http://localhost:9200/\_cluster/state](http://localhost:9200/_cluster/state)  
curl -XGET '[http://localhost:9200/\_nodes/stats?all=true](http://localhost:9200/_nodes/stats?all=true)  
curl -XGET '[http://localhost:9200/\_nodes](http://localhost:9200/_nodes)

I can't figure out what the problem is.

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2015, 3:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/-status-returns-illegal-argument-exception/31263/2 "2015-09-28T15:04:28Z")

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I don't know which version you are using but it has been deprecated in 1.2 (see [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/indices-status.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/indices-status.html)) and removed in 2.0 (see [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/2.0/indices-status.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/2.0/indices-status.html))

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**Author:** ![maria](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/maria/32/5047_2.png) [@maria](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/maria)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2015, 5:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/-status-returns-illegal-argument-exception/31263/3 "2015-09-28T17:04:53Z")

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Thank you!

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 11:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/-status-returns-illegal-argument-exception/31263/4 "2017-07-05T23:47:41Z")

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