# Can't find ruby gem of api (7.17)

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-find-ruby-gem-of-api-7-17/353935>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [February 22, 2024, 10:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-find-ruby-gem-of-api-7-17/353935 "2024-02-22T22:59:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Russell\_Fulton](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/russell_fulton/32/62888_2.png) [@Russell\_Fulton](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Russell_Fulton)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2024, 10:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-find-ruby-gem-of-api-7-17/353935/1 "2024-02-22T22:59:44Z")

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IT412392:~ rful011$ sudo gem install elasticsearch=7.17.12
ERROR: Could not find a valid gem 'elasticsearch=7.17.12' (>= 0) in any repository
ERROR: Possible alternatives: elasticsearch-rails2, elasticsearch_record, elasticsearch_s3_backup, elasticsearch_scanner, elasticsearch_update
IT412392:~ rful011$ gem search elasticsearch | less
IT412392:~ rful011$ sudo gem install elasticsearch=7.17
Password:
ERROR: Could not find a valid gem 'elasticsearch=7.17' (>= 0) in any repository
ERROR: Possible alternatives: elasticsearch-model, elasticsearch-node, elastic_searchable, elasticsearch-rails, elasticsearch-ruby

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All my other systems are Ubuntu and I get the api via `apt` I am now doing some dev on a Mac (with rubymine) and need to install it from a gem

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**Author:** ![Marius\_Dragomir](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/marius_dragomir/32/42087_2.png) [@Marius\_Dragomir](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Marius_Dragomir)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2024, 1:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-find-ruby-gem-of-api-7-17/353935/2 "2024-02-24T01:01:55Z")

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can you try with the third command from this list?

> **[Installation | Elasticsearch Ruby Client \[8.12\] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/client/ruby-api/current/ruby-install.html)**

I am not familiar with ruby gems, but the syntax for a specific version of the package looks different to me.

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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:** [March 23, 2024, 1:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-find-ruby-gem-of-api-7-17/353935/3 "2024-03-23T01:02:33Z")

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