# 404 error when pasting Generation URL to browser
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/404-error-when-pasting-generation-url-to-browser/67573
**Category:** Kibana
**Tags:** elastic-stack-reporting
**Created:** [November 30, 2016, 3:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/404-error-when-pasting-generation-url-to-browser/67573 "2016-11-30T03:37:41Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@android.kc](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/android.kc)
#### Post date: [November 30, 2016, 3:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/404-error-when-pasting-generation-url-to-browser/67573/1 "2016-11-30T03:37:41Z")
Im using ES 2.4.1, kibana 4.6.1 on Mac, everything is installed locally for development purpose. then I copied and pasted a Generation URL to browser. It gave me {"statusCode":404,"error":"Not Found"}. However, if I clicked the Printable PDF button, it could trigger a report processing under Settings -\> Reporting --\> Generated Reports, and could download afterward.
does anyone why I getting 404?
Thanks!
---
### Author:  [@android.kc](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/android.kc)
#### Post date: [November 30, 2016, 3:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/404-error-when-pasting-generation-url-to-browser/67573/2 "2016-11-30T03:45:55Z")
found this
> [@Generation URL not working](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/generation-url-not-working/61708):
>
> I have reporting setup in a shield environment. I am about to create a report via the "Document Generation" printable button. However, when I create a report via the Generation URL and try to access that URL I receive an error: {"statusCode":404,"error":"Not Found"} Any ideas?
it's duplicated
---
### Author:  [@Joe\_Fleming](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Joe_Fleming)
#### Post date: [December 9, 2016, 5:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/404-error-when-pasting-generation-url-to-browser/67573/3 "2016-12-09T17:29:56Z")
That URL isn't meant to be used with GET. You'll need to use POST, and you'll need to include a `kbn-xsrf` header. If you're using Shield, also include Basic auth information. You can see this if you look at the [Watcher formula in the Getting Started guide](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/reporting/current/getting-started.html#automating-report-generation).
```auto
"attachments" : {
"error_report.pdf" : {
"http" : {
"content_type" : "application/pdf",
"request" : {
"method": "POST",
"headers": {
"kbn-xsrf": "reporting"
},
"read_timeout": "300s",
"url": "http://0.0.0.0:5601/api/reporting/generate/dashboard/Error-Monitoring?_g=(time:(from:now-1d%2Fd,mode:quick,to:now))&sync"
}
}
}
}
```
The important part here is the `request` section. Note the use of the POST method and the `kbn-xsrf` header.
---
### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2017, 5:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/404-error-when-pasting-generation-url-to-browser/67573/4 "2017-01-06T17:30:18Z")
This topic was automatically closed 28 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.