# \_alias returns index not found where as \_search works

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/alias-returns-index-not-found-where-as-search-works/230836>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [May 3, 2020, 12:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/alias-returns-index-not-found-where-as-search-works/230836 "2020-05-03T00:05:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![rnataraja](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rnataraja/32/26255_2.png) [@rnataraja](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rnataraja)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2020, 12:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/alias-returns-index-not-found-where-as-search-works/230836/1 "2020-05-03T00:05:28Z")

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/foo/\_alias returns index not found but foo/\_search etc work

I do see that there is an index foo and \_search and \_settings work fine on it. But \_alias returns index not found exception. What could be the reason?

thanks  
Rajesh.

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2020, 5:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/alias-returns-index-not-found-where-as-search-works/230836/2 "2020-05-04T05:47:44Z")

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Are you specifying the alias name and following the format in [the docs](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.6/indices-get-alias.html)?

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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:** [June 1, 2020, 5:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/alias-returns-index-not-found-where-as-search-works/230836/3 "2020-06-01T05:47:52Z")

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