# Attachment plugin error **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [May 30, 2012, 5:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/attachment-plugin-error/7902 "2012-05-30T05:12:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ajan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d07c76/32.png) [@ajan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ajan)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2012, 5:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/attachment-plugin-error/7902/1 "2012-05-30T05:12:49Z")
I get this error when I add mapping for attachments org.elasticsearch.index.mapper.MapperParsingException: No handler for type [attachment] declared on field [file] at org.elasticsearch.index.mapper.object.ObjectMapper $TypeParser.parseProperties(ObjectMapper.java:254) at org.elasticsearch.index.mapper.object.ObjectMapper $TypeParser.parse(ObjectMapper.java:217) at org.elasticsearch.index.mapper.DocumentMapperParser.parse(DocumentMapperParser.java: 162) at org.elasticsearch.index.mapper.MapperService.parse(MapperService.java: 269) at org.elasticsearch.cluster.metadata.MetaDataMappingService $4.execute(MetaDataMappingService.java:302) at org.elasticsearch.cluster.service.InternalClusterService $2.run(InternalClusterService.java:211) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor $Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:886) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor $Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:908) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662) Any help would be appreciated ---
**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:** [May 30, 2012, 5:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/attachment-plugin-error/7902/2 "2012-05-30T05:34:56Z")
Your attachment plugin is not correctly setup. What are your ES and plugin versions ? Le 30 mai 2012 à 07:12, ajan [jan.afzal@gmail.com](mailto:jan.afzal@gmail.com) a écrit : > I get this error when I add mapping for attachments > > org.elasticsearch.index.mapper.MapperParsingException: No handler for > type [attachment] declared on field [file] > at org.elasticsearch.index.mapper.object.ObjectMapper > $TypeParser.parseProperties(ObjectMapper.java:254) > at org.elasticsearch.index.mapper.object.ObjectMapper > $TypeParser.parse(ObjectMapper.java:217) > at > org.elasticsearch.index.mapper.DocumentMapperParser.parse(DocumentMapperParser.java: > 162) > at > org.elasticsearch.index.mapper.MapperService.parse(MapperService.java: > 269) > at org.elasticsearch.cluster.metadata.MetaDataMappingService > $4.execute(MetaDataMappingService.java:302) > at org.elasticsearch.cluster.service.InternalClusterService > $2.run(InternalClusterService.java:211) > at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor > $Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:886) > at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor > $Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:908) > at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662) > > Any help would be appreciated ---
**Author:** ![ajan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d07c76/32.png) [@ajan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ajan)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2012, 6:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/attachment-plugin-error/7902/3 "2012-05-30T06:49:44Z")
Thanks for your response. I had to restart the cluster for the attachment plugin to be loaded. Is this a requirement? On May 30, 10:34 am, David Pilato [da...@pilato.fr](mailto:da...@pilato.fr) wrote: > Your attachment plugin is not correctly setup. > What are your ES and plugin versions ? > > Le 30 mai 2012 à 07:12, ajan [jan.af...@gmail.com](mailto:jan.af...@gmail.com) a écrit : > > > I get this error when I add mapping for attachments > > > org.elasticsearch.index.mapper.MapperParsingException: No handler for > > type [attachment] declared on field [file] > > at org.elasticsearch.index.mapper.object.ObjectMapper > > $TypeParser.parseProperties(ObjectMapper.java:254) > > at org.elasticsearch.index.mapper.object.ObjectMapper > > $TypeParser.parse(ObjectMapper.java:217) > > at > > org.elasticsearch.index.mapper.DocumentMapperParser.parse(DocumentMapperPar ser.java: > > 162) > > at > > org.elasticsearch.index.mapper.MapperService.parse(MapperService.java: > > 269) > > at org.elasticsearch.cluster.metadata.MetaDataMappingService > > $4.execute(MetaDataMappingService.java:302) > > at org.elasticsearch.cluster.service.InternalClusterService > > $2.run(InternalClusterService.java:211) > > at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor > > $Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:886) > > at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor > > $Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:908) > > at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662) > > > Any help would be appreciated ---
**Author:** ![Lukas\_Vlcek1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/lukas_vlcek1/32/819_2.png) [@Lukas\_Vlcek1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Lukas_Vlcek1)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2012, 11:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/attachment-plugin-error/7902/4 "2012-05-30T11:23:03Z")
Hi, AFAIK ES plugins are detected and loaded at the ES node start time only. If you add them while the node is running I do not think they will be recognized. You might consider to add the plugin as required into the node configuration (elasticsearch.yml): plugin.mandatory: mapper-attachments This means the node will not start if required plugin is missing. Regards, Lukas On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 8:49 AM, ajan [jan.afzal@gmail.com](mailto:jan.afzal@gmail.com) wrote: > Thanks for your response. I had to restart the cluster for the > attachment plugin to be loaded. Is this a requirement? > > On May 30, 10:34 am, David Pilato [da...@pilato.fr](mailto:da...@pilato.fr) wrote: > > > Your attachment plugin is not correctly setup. > > What are your ES and plugin versions ? > > > > Le 30 mai 2012 à 07:12, ajan [jan.af...@gmail.com](mailto:jan.af...@gmail.com) a écrit : > > > > > I get this error when I add mapping for attachments > > > > > org.elasticsearch.index.mapper.MapperParsingException: No handler for > > > type [attachment] declared on field [file] > > > at org.elasticsearch.index.mapper.object.ObjectMapper > > > $TypeParser.parseProperties(ObjectMapper.java:254) > > > at org.elasticsearch.index.mapper.object.ObjectMapper > > > $TypeParser.parse(ObjectMapper.java:217) > > > at > > org.elasticsearch.index.mapper.DocumentMapperParser.parse(DocumentMapperPar > ser.java: > > > > 1. > > > > > > at > > > org.elasticsearch.index.mapper.MapperService.parse(MapperService.java: > > > 269) > > > at org.elasticsearch.cluster.metadata.MetaDataMappingService > > > $4.execute(MetaDataMappingService.java:302) > > > at org.elasticsearch.cluster.service.InternalClusterService > > > $2.run(InternalClusterService.java:211) > > > at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor > > > $Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:886) > > > at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor > > > $Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:908) > > > at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662) > > > > > Any help would be appreciated ---
**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, 3:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/attachment-plugin-error/7902/5 "2017-07-06T03:26:18Z")