# Cannot create index pattern **URL:** \ **Category:** Kibana\ **Created:** [June 19, 2018, 10:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-create-index-pattern/136458 "2018-06-19T10:02:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![carlnordling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@carlnordling](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/carlnordling)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 10:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-create-index-pattern/136458/1 "2018-06-19T10:02:15Z")
Hi, I have used logstash with jdbc to transfer data from a mySQL databse to ES. However when I try to create an index pattern in Kibana I get the following error-message: "Could not locate that index-pattern (id: false), click here to re-create it" I do get: "Success! Your index pattern matches 1 index." in step 1. But after clicking "Create index pattern" in step 2, i get the error-message. What could be the problem? ---
**Author:** ![bhavyarm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bhavyarm/32/22392_2.png) [@bhavyarm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bhavyarm)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 1:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-create-index-pattern/136458/2 "2018-06-19T13:59:28Z")
Hi, Couple of questions. 1. Which version of the stack you are using? 2. Can you please post a screenshot of the error and which part of Kibana you are seeing? Thanks, Bhavya ---
**Author:** ![carlnordling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@carlnordling](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/carlnordling)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 2:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-create-index-pattern/136458/3 "2018-06-19T14:20:41Z")
Hi! 1. 6.3.0 (for all three) 2. This screens gets shown after I have clicked "Create index pattern" in step 2. The error automatically sends me back to step 1 as you can see. ![10](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/f/4/f41e8dbf44bc061927e6f5ce4f4c5107078fdae9.png) Thank you for taking the time! //C ---
**Author:** ![bhavyarm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bhavyarm/32/22392_2.png) [@bhavyarm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bhavyarm)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 2:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-create-index-pattern/136458/4 "2018-06-19T14:34:09Z")
Hi, So this error comes in when you are trying to open a object associated with that index-pattern. Looks like you have leads as your indices in elasticsearch. Can you please click ok and try to create **leads** index pattern? Also what is the reference to step 2 here? Creating an index pattern page - 2 where you can pick a timefield if it exists or something else? Thanks, Bhavya ---
**Author:** ![carlnordling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@carlnordling](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/carlnordling)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 2:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-create-index-pattern/136458/5 "2018-06-19T14:39:17Z")
Hi! These are all steps in chronological order. ![57](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/0/f/0feb98b69cdb00f824b4b352175dba96e212248e.png) ![06](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/7/1/71cde2fb0de89e312c5f35ddfdb99f498b7527df.png) ![18](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/4/d/4daafa43c2d0a5e5b76930c971df46e6acb467d1.png) ![47](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/3/6/368488b25c2e6bdcfa4bdb77b219b050e2d90000.png) ![55](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/2/e/2ea461ce682b17d918fa2807677f990c83b1aad9.png) //C ---
**Author:** ![bhavyarm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bhavyarm/32/22392_2.png) [@bhavyarm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bhavyarm)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 2:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-create-index-pattern/136458/6 "2018-06-19T14:42:14Z")
HUH ok. Going to look around. Thanks for clarification. Cheers, Bhavya ---
**Author:** ![carlnordling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@carlnordling](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/carlnordling)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 2:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-create-index-pattern/136458/7 "2018-06-19T14:47:53Z")
Okey great. Thank you for taking the time, means a lot! //C ---
**Author:** ![chrisronline](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/chrisronline/32/28230_2.png) [@chrisronline](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/chrisronline)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 2:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-create-index-pattern/136458/8 "2018-06-19T14:58:41Z")
Hi @carlnordling, Can you use the Dev Console to send me the results of this request? ```auto POST .kibana/_search { "query": { "term": { "type": { "value": "index-pattern" } } } } ``` ---
**Author:** ![carlnordling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@carlnordling](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/carlnordling)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 3:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-create-index-pattern/136458/9 "2018-06-19T15:17:04Z")
``` Hi! ``` Result: > ``` > { > "took": 7, > "timed_out": false, > "_shards": { > "total": 1, > "successful": 1, > "skipped": 0, > "failed": 0 > }, > "hits": { > "total": 1, > "max_score": 1.3862944, > "hits": [ > { > "_index": ".kibana", > "_type": "doc", > "_id": "index-pattern:735b09e0-72ea-11e8-ba35-d18293c5c302", > "_score": 1.3862944, > "_source": { > "type": "index-pattern", > "updated_at": "2018-06-18T11:29:14.152Z", > "index-pattern": { > "title": "cars*", > "fields": 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> } > } > } > ] > } > } > > ``` I had an index named cars but i removed it from ES. Thank you for helping! //C ---
**Author:** ![chrisronline](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/chrisronline/32/28230_2.png) [@chrisronline](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/chrisronline)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 3:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-create-index-pattern/136458/10 "2018-06-19T15:18:26Z")
> [@carlnordling](#): > > I had an index named cars but i removed it from ES. I think this is the problem. Can you try recreating this index and adding a single document? Do that and try to create this other index pattern and see if that works. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![carlnordling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@carlnordling](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/carlnordling)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 3:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-create-index-pattern/136458/11 "2018-06-19T15:20:28Z")
I do not think that this is the problem since I removed the index after the error-message started showing up, thinking that it could be the problem in it self. But I can try anyway! //C ---
**Author:** ![carlnordling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@carlnordling](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/carlnordling)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 3:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-create-index-pattern/136458/12 "2018-06-19T15:24:28Z")
Hi, I tried it and it did not work unfortunately. //C ---
**Author:** ![chrisronline](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/chrisronline/32/28230_2.png) [@chrisronline](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/chrisronline)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 3:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-create-index-pattern/136458/13 "2018-06-19T15:25:53Z")
Can you try again but this time, open the Dev Tools and check for any errors? Assuming there are no errors, can you also look at the Network tab and look at the response from the creation request (should be a POST/PUT) and paste that in here? ---
**Author:** ![carlnordling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@carlnordling](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/carlnordling)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 3:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-create-index-pattern/136458/14 "2018-06-19T15:36:42Z")
What kinds of errors am I searching for? And how should I search for them exactly? Network tab: > ``` > POST http://localhost:5601/api/saved_objects/index-pattern 403 (Forbidden) > (anonymous) @ vendors.bundle.js:133 > sendReq @ vendors.bundle.js:133 > serverRequest @ vendors.bundle.js:133 > processQueue @ vendors.bundle.js:133 > (anonymous) @ vendors.bundle.js:133 > $digest @ vendors.bundle.js:133 > $apply @ vendors.bundle.js:133 > done @ vendors.bundle.js:133 > completeRequest @ vendors.bundle.js:133 > xhr.onload @ vendors.bundle.js:133 > load (async) > (anonymous) @ vendors.bundle.js:133 > sendReq @ vendors.bundle.js:133 > serverRequest @ vendors.bundle.js:133 > processQueue @ vendors.bundle.js:133 > (anonymous) @ vendors.bundle.js:133 > $digest @ vendors.bundle.js:133 > (anonymous) @ vendors.bundle.js:133 > completeOutstandingRequest @ vendors.bundle.js:133 > (anonymous) @ vendors.bundle.js:133 > setTimeout (async) > Browser.self.defer @ vendors.bundle.js:133 > $evalAsync @ vendors.bundle.js:133 > (anonymous) @ vendors.bundle.js:133 > scheduleProcessQueue @ vendors.bundle.js:133 > then @ vendors.bundle.js:133 > chainInterceptors @ vendors.bundle.js:133 > $http @ vendors.bundle.js:133 > value @ commons.bundle.js:3 > value @ commons.bundle.js:3 > findObjectByTitle @ commons.bundle.js:3 > value @ commons.bundle.js:3 > value @ commons.bundle.js:3 > (anonymous) @ kibana.bundle.js:7 > tryCatch @ vendors.bundle.js:133 > (anonymous) @ vendors.bundle.js:133 > prototype.(anonymous function) @ vendors.bundle.js:133 > step @ kibana.bundle.js:7 > (anonymous) @ kibana.bundle.js:7 > Promise.then (async) > step @ kibana.bundle.js:7 > (anonymous) @ kibana.bundle.js:7 > (anonymous) @ kibana.bundle.js:7 > (anonymous) @ kibana.bundle.js:7 > StepTimeField._this.createIndexPattern @ kibana.bundle.js:7 > Ja @ vendors.bundle.js:141 > invokeGuardedCallback @ vendors.bundle.js:149 > invokeGuardedCallbackAndCatchFirstError @ vendors.bundle.js:149 > Za @ vendors.bundle.js:141 > cb @ vendors.bundle.js:141 > gb @ vendors.bundle.js:141 > ab @ vendors.bundle.js:141 > lb @ vendors.bundle.js:141 > sd @ vendors.bundle.js:149 > rd @ vendors.bundle.js:141 > batchedUpdates @ vendors.bundle.js:141 > tc @ vendors.bundle.js:141 > vd @ vendors.bundle.js:141 > > ``` Thanks! //C ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2018, 3:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-create-index-pattern/136458/15 "2018-07-17T15:36:47Z")
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