# Bulk dumping json data gives error

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bulk-dumping-json-data-gives-error/52840>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [June 15, 2016, 8:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bulk-dumping-json-data-gives-error/52840 "2016-06-15T08:50:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![kausik93](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19b73/32.png) [@kausik93](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kausik93)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2016, 8:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bulk-dumping-json-data-gives-error/52840/1 "2016-06-15T08:50:29Z")

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I'm trying to use bulk\_api to dump some json data. I keep getting this error. Anyone know what it is about?

My code: curl -xPOST 'localhost:9200/\_bulk?pretty' --data-binary @indeed\_profiles.json  
Error: curl: (5) Could not resolve proxy: POST

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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2016, 8:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bulk-dumping-json-data-gives-error/52840/2 "2016-06-15T08:52:28Z")

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Use `-XPOST`, not `-xPOST`.

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**Author:** ![kausik93](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19b73/32.png) [@kausik93](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kausik93)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2016, 8:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bulk-dumping-json-data-gives-error/52840/3 "2016-06-15T08:55:31Z")

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OMG THANK YOU!! i feel like an idiot now 😂

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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:** [July 5, 2017, 10:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bulk-dumping-json-data-gives-error/52840/4 "2017-07-05T22:43:45Z")

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