# Could not load template: couldn't load template: couldn't load json. Error: 400 Bad Request
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/could-not-load-template-couldnt-load-template-couldnt-load-json-error-400-bad-request/215961
**Category:** Beats
**Created:** [January 21, 2020, 10:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/could-not-load-template-couldnt-load-template-couldnt-load-json-error-400-bad-request/215961 "2020-01-21T22:27:41Z")
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### Author:  [@Bjen\_Shah](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Bjen_Shah)
#### Post date: [January 21, 2020, 10:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/could-not-load-template-couldnt-load-template-couldnt-load-json-error-400-bad-request/215961/1 "2020-01-21T22:27:41Z")
2020-01-17T09:49:26-06:00 INFO Connected to Elasticsearch version 7.5.0 2020-01-17T09:49:26-06:00 INFO Trying to load template for client: [http://0.0.0.0:9200](http://0.0.0.0:9200) 2020-01-17T09:49:26-06:00 ERR Connecting error publishing events (retrying): Connection marked as failed because the onConnect callback failed: Could not load template: couldn't load template: couldn't load json. Error: 400 Bad Request
I know it seems old template;
I have updated from _default_ to \_doc still I get errors, can I get a few suggestion to make compatible with new version 7.5.x. Please.
When I have used this following templates :
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2020, 10:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/could-not-load-template-couldnt-load-template-couldnt-load-json-error-400-bad-request/215961/2 "2020-02-18T22:27:52Z")
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