# Action.admin.indices.create failed to create **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [April 21, 2014, 5:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/action-admin-indices-create-failed-to-create/17113 "2014-04-21T17:37:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![miki\_haiat](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/miki_haiat/32/83361_2.png) [@miki\_haiat](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/miki_haiat)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2014, 5:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/action-admin-indices-create-failed-to-create/17113/1 "2014-04-21T17:37:39Z")
HI , I using elastic4s for an api client , i cant index anything im getting this error [2014-04-21 20:34:02,735][DEBUG][action.admin.indices.create] [Captain UK] [] failed to create java.lang.StringIndexOutOfBoundsException: String index out of range: 0 at java.lang.String.charAt(String.java:658) at org.elasticsearch.cluster.metadata.MetaDataCreateIndexService. validateIndexName(MetaDataCreateIndexService.java:168) at org.elasticsearch.cluster.metadata.MetaDataCreateIndexService.validate( MetaDataCreateIndexService.java:523) at org.elasticsearch.cluster.metadata.MetaDataCreateIndexService.access$100 (MetaDataCreateIndexService.java:87) at org.elasticsearch.cluster.metadata.MetaDataCreateIndexService$2.execute( MetaDataCreateIndexService.java:220) at org.elasticsearch.cluster.service.InternalClusterService$UpdateTask.run( InternalClusterService.java:308) at org.elasticsearch.common.util.concurrent. PrioritizedEsThreadPoolExecutor$TieBreakingPrioritizedRunnable.run( PrioritizedEsThreadPoolExecutor.java:134) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor. java:1145) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor. java:615) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745) I tried several method and option but the result is the same , what im i doing wrong ?? thanks miki -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/70f69cec-12d0-4306-b0b1-11c703e8b507%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/70f69cec-12d0-4306-b0b1-11c703e8b507%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![Binh\_Ly\_2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d07c76/32.png) [@Binh\_Ly\_2](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Binh_Ly_2)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2014, 9:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/action-admin-indices-create-failed-to-create/17113/2 "2014-04-21T21:50:11Z")
I'm not familiar with elastic4s but it "seems" like you are trying to create an index and passing a blank string to it as the index name? Is that possible? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/01c071b4-e855-4e3c-997a-9749ea91c91c%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/01c071b4-e855-4e3c-997a-9749ea91c91c%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![spinscale](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/spinscale/32/25011_2.png) [@spinscale](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/spinscale)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 6:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/action-admin-indices-create-failed-to-create/17113/3 "2014-04-22T06:06:58Z")
Hey, from the elasticsearch exception it looks as if you did not specify an index name to create. Not sure how the scala client works.. --Alex On Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 7:37 PM, miki haiat [miko5054@gmail.com](mailto:miko5054@gmail.com) wrote: > HI , > > I using elastic4s for an api client , i cant index anything > im getting this error > > [2014-04-21 20:34:02,735][DEBUG][action.admin.indices.create] [Captain UK] > failed to create > java.lang.StringIndexOutOfBoundsException: String index out of range: 0 > at java.lang.String.charAt(String.java:658) > at org.elasticsearch.cluster.metadata.MetaDataCreateIndexService. > validateIndexName(MetaDataCreateIndexService.java:168) > at org.elasticsearch.cluster.metadata.MetaDataCreateIndexService.validate > (MetaDataCreateIndexService.java:523) > at org.elasticsearch.cluster.metadata.MetaDataCreateIndexService. > access$100(MetaDataCreateIndexService.java:87) > at org.elasticsearch.cluster.metadata.MetaDataCreateIndexService$2. > execute(MetaDataCreateIndexService.java:220) > at org.elasticsearch.cluster.service.InternalClusterService$UpdateTask. > run(InternalClusterService.java:308) > at org.elasticsearch.common.util.concurrent. > PrioritizedEsThreadPoolExecutor$TieBreakingPrioritizedRunnable.run( > PrioritizedEsThreadPoolExecutor.java:134) > at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor. > java:1145) > at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor. > java:615) > at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745) > > I tried several method and option but the result is the same , > > what im i doing wrong ?? > > thanks > miki > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "elasticsearch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > To view this discussion on the web visit > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/70f69cec-12d0-4306-b0b1-11c703e8b507%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/70f69cec-12d0-4306-b0b1-11c703e8b507%40googlegroups.com)[https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/70f69cec-12d0-4306-b0b1-11c703e8b507%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/70f69cec-12d0-4306-b0b1-11c703e8b507%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > . > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAGCwEM9HOe4zXAo4uO0KWUeO5VNmEk4Nu%3DwayG0F10fpct\_SDw%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAGCwEM9HOe4zXAo4uO0KWUeO5VNmEk4Nu%3DwayG0F10fpct_SDw%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![sksamuel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sksamuel/32/682_2.png) [@sksamuel](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sksamuel)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2014, 12:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/action-admin-indices-create-failed-to-create/17113/4 "2014-08-04T00:27:30Z")
Bit of a late reply as I never saw this, but like the other guys say, sounds like you're not specifying the index. What was the syntax you were using. On Monday, April 21, 2014 6:37:39 PM UTC+1, miki haiat wrote: > HI , > > I using elastic4s for an api client , i cant index anything > im getting this error > > [2014-04-21 20:34:02,735][DEBUG][action.admin.indices.create] [Captain UK] > failed to create > java.lang.StringIndexOutOfBoundsException: String index out of range: 0 > at java.lang.String.charAt(String.java:658) > at org.elasticsearch.cluster.metadata.MetaDataCreateIndexService. > validateIndexName(MetaDataCreateIndexService.java:168) > at org.elasticsearch.cluster.metadata.MetaDataCreateIndexService.validate > (MetaDataCreateIndexService.java:523) > at org.elasticsearch.cluster.metadata.MetaDataCreateIndexService. > access$100(MetaDataCreateIndexService.java:87) > at org.elasticsearch.cluster.metadata.MetaDataCreateIndexService$2. > execute(MetaDataCreateIndexService.java:220) > at org.elasticsearch.cluster.service.InternalClusterService$UpdateTask. > run(InternalClusterService.java:308) > at org.elasticsearch.common.util.concurrent. > PrioritizedEsThreadPoolExecutor$TieBreakingPrioritizedRunnable.run( > PrioritizedEsThreadPoolExecutor.java:134) > at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor. > java:1145) > at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor. > java:615) > at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745) > > I tried several method and option but the result is the same , > > what im i doing wrong ?? > > thanks > miki -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/8064b263-fcaa-47b2-a7ab-5e77717a59a7%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/8064b263-fcaa-47b2-a7ab-5e77717a59a7%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 1:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/action-admin-indices-create-failed-to-create/17113/5 "2017-07-06T01:11:18Z")