# Can't create index externally? - 400 error **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [August 30, 2013, 4:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-create-index-externally-400-error/13403 "2013-08-30T04:08:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Matt\_Schoen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/87869e/32.png) [@Matt\_Schoen](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Matt_Schoen)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2013, 4:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-create-index-externally-400-error/13403/1 "2013-08-30T04:08:11Z")
Hi there, I'm building a game in Unity and using Elasticsearch as a rather basic datastore, leveraging its ability to scale for high-volume insertion. I've become somewhat familiar with the software over the past few weeks but am definitely still a noob. I'm also using a web-based backend to view/manipulate the data that I'm getting from my game, and I've recently added an "init" button to the backend in order to easily reset and setup my index. Until now I've been using the JS-based Head plugin to do basic operations like create/destroy indices and browse the data. I'm using the REST web APIs for everything (from the game and from the web) and I've been able to follow all the curl examples exactly except for creating the index. When I use the provided example request (PUT http://my\_server:9200/the\_index) I get a (400) - Bad Request error. I've checked and re-checked my syntax and tried exactly the same request locally via curl, and everything appears to be working. Is this just a security restriction--that you can't create indices from external requests? How might I get around this for my own testing purposes. Obviously I wouldn't extend this functionality to anyone but myself. Maybe I could create a simple Java program to listen for a certain request and have that create the index? I'm hoping that either this is a bug, and I can go fix it in the source, or that there's a simpler workaround. Any ideas? Thanks! -- 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). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![jpountz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jpountz/32/45836_2.png) [@jpountz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jpountz)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2013, 7:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-create-index-externally-400-error/13403/2 "2013-08-30T07:28:10Z")
Hi, There is no such restriction, is there an error message with the 400 response or in Elasticsearch's logs? -- Adrien Grand -- 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). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![Matt\_Schoen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/87869e/32.png) [@Matt\_Schoen](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Matt_Schoen)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2013, 6:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-create-index-externally-400-error/13403/3 "2013-08-30T18:32:21Z")
Well shoot... now that I try again (to get the log info) it works fine... what a mystery... On Friday, August 30, 2013 3:28:10 AM UTC-4, Adrien Grand wrote: > Hi, > > There is no such restriction, is there an error message with the 400 > response or in Elasticsearch's logs? > > -- > Adrien Grand -- 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). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**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, 2:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-create-index-externally-400-error/13403/4 "2017-07-06T02:18:43Z")