# \`accept\_data\_loss\` where does it go?
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/accept-data-loss-where-does-it-go/110192
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [December 4, 2017, 5:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/accept-data-loss-where-does-it-go/110192 "2017-12-04T17:43:07Z")
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### Author:  [@klahnakoski](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/klahnakoski)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2017, 5:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/accept-data-loss-where-does-it-go/110192/1 "2017-12-04T17:43:07Z")
As per ES6 docs at [Cluster reroute API | Elasticsearch Guide [8.11] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/cluster-reroute.html)
> this command requires the special field `accept_data_loss` to be explicitly set to true for it to work
May I get an example of this? Is this a URL parameter? Thank you.
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### Author:  [@klahnakoski](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/klahnakoski)
#### Post date: [December 8, 2017, 2:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/accept-data-loss-where-does-it-go/110192/2 "2017-12-08T14:11:04Z")
It appears this works:
```
{"commands":[{"command":{"allocate_stale_primary":{
"accept_data_loss":true,
"index": index_name,
"shard": shard_number,
"node": node_name
}}}]}
```
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2018, 2:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/accept-data-loss-where-does-it-go/110192/3 "2018-01-05T14:11:14Z")
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