# ClassNotFoundException: org.elasticsearch.plugins.ActionPlugin **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [January 6, 2017, 8:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/classnotfoundexception-org-elasticsearch-plugins-actionplugin/70818 "2017-01-06T20:38:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sudhakarancse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@sudhakarancse](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sudhakarancse)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2017, 8:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/classnotfoundexception-org-elasticsearch-plugins-actionplugin/70818/1 "2017-01-06T20:38:18Z")
I'm trying to create spring boot application with elasticsearch (without spring data). I've added following Maven dependency: org.elasticsearch.client transport 5.0.0 ``` ``` Trying to execute the following code: TransportClient client = new PreBuiltTransportClient(Settings.EMPTY) .addTransportAddress(new InetSocketTransportAddress(InetAddress.getByName("[http://localhost](http://localhost)"), 9300)); and getting an exception: Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'client' defined in class path resource [com/receipts/parser/config/ElasticClientConfiguration.class]: Bean instantiation via factory method failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.elasticsearch.client.transport.TransportClient]: Factory method 'client' threw exception; nested exception is java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/elasticsearch/plugins/ActionPlugin at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.instantiateUsingFactoryMethod(ConstructorResolver.java:599) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.instantiateUsingFactoryMethod(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1128) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBeanInstance(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1023) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:510) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:482) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory$1.getObject(AbstractBeanFactory.java:306) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:230) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:302) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:202) at org.springframework.beans.factory.config.DependencyDescriptor.resolveCandidate(DependencyDescriptor.java:207) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.doResolveDependency(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:1128) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.resolveDependency(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:1056) at org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor$AutowiredFieldElement.inject(AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java:566) ... 25 more Caused by: org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.elasticsearch.client.transport.TransportClient]: Factory method 'client' threw exception; nested exception is java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/elasticsearch/plugins/ActionPlugin at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.SimpleInstantiationStrategy.instantiate(SimpleInstantiationStrategy.java:189) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.instantiateUsingFactoryMethod(ConstructorResolver.java:588) ... 37 more Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/elasticsearch/plugins/ActionPlugin at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method) at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(ClassLoader.java:760) at java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(SecureClassLoader.java:142) at java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(URLClassLoader.java:467) at java.net.URLClassLoader.access$100(URLClassLoader.java:73) at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:368) at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:362) at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:361) at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:424) at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:357) at org.elasticsearch.transport.client.PreBuiltTransportClient.(PreBuiltTransportClient.java:54) at com.receipts.parser.config.ElasticClientConfiguration.client(ElasticClientConfiguration.java:28) at com.receipts.parser.config.ElasticClientConfiguration$$EnhancerBySpringCGLIB$$b941ed2c.CGLIB$client$1() at com.receipts.parser.config.ElasticClientConfiguration$$EnhancerBySpringCGLIB$$b941ed2c$$FastClassBySpringCGLIB$$ac18eb44.invoke() at org.springframework.cglib.proxy.MethodProxy.invokeSuper(MethodProxy.java:228) at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassEnhancer$BeanMethodInterceptor.intercept(ConfigurationClassEnhancer.java:356) at com.receipts.parser.config.ElasticClientConfiguration$$EnhancerBySpringCGLIB$$b941ed2c.client() at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:497) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.SimpleInstantiationStrategy.instantiate(SimpleInstantiationStrategy.java:162) ... 38 more Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.elasticsearch.plugins.ActionPlugin at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:381) at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:424) at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:357) ... 61 more Solution which given is not working for me ---
**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:** [January 6, 2017, 9:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/classnotfoundexception-org-elasticsearch-plugins-actionplugin/70818/2 "2017-01-06T21:29:15Z")
I think you are mixing versions in your classpath. Run mvn dependency:tree to check that. ---
**Author:** ![sudhakarancse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@sudhakarancse](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sudhakarancse)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2017, 10:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/classnotfoundexception-org-elasticsearch-plugins-actionplugin/70818/3 "2017-01-06T22:36:17Z")
Hi. Tried your solution also. That is also not resolved the issue, getting the same issue only. Regards, Sudhakaran ---
**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:** [January 7, 2017, 7:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/classnotfoundexception-org-elasticsearch-plugins-actionplugin/70818/4 "2017-01-07T07:29:01Z")
What does it give? May be share a sample minimalist pom.xml and a java main class would help to reproduce your issue? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2017, 7:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/classnotfoundexception-org-elasticsearch-plugins-actionplugin/70818/5 "2017-02-04T07:29:16Z")
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