# Elasticsearch: index\_not\_found\_exception

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-index-not-found-exception/55771>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [July 18, 2016, 2:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-index-not-found-exception/55771 "2016-07-18T14:12:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![brandonmcgrath1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ebca7d/32.png) [@brandonmcgrath1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/brandonmcgrath1)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2016, 2:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-index-not-found-exception/55771/1 "2016-07-18T14:12:25Z")

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[http://www.pastebin.com/raw/8ZDBMuEA](http://www.pastebin.com/raw/8ZDBMuEA)

I'm trying to sort out an error with unused shards but I have now discovered this error.  
How do I fix this issue???????

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 6:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-index-not-found-exception/55771/2 "2016-07-19T06:29:36Z")

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What's calling the missing index?

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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:** [July 5, 2017, 10:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-index-not-found-exception/55771/3 "2017-07-05T22:34:31Z")

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