# ElasticsearchStatusException Elasticsearch exception

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearchstatusexception-elasticsearch-exception/234704>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [May 28, 2020, 9:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearchstatusexception-elasticsearch-exception/234704 "2020-05-28T09:19:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![vinay123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9a28c/32.png) [@vinay123](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vinay123)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2020, 9:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearchstatusexception-elasticsearch-exception/234704/1 "2020-05-28T09:19:53Z")

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i am writing a search on index doc. but i am getting error as

**"ElasticsearchStatusException[Elasticsearch exception [type=illegal\_argument\_exception, reason=request [/index/\_search] contains unrecognized parameters: [ignore\_throttled], [rest\_total\_hits\_as\_int]]] "**

RestHighLevelClient restHighLevelClient = new RestHighLevelClient(RestClient.builder(  
new HttpHost(eshost, esport)));

```
    SearchRequest searchRequest = esSearchRequest.
            testForSearchType(requestfromClient.getReqCl(),
                    requestfromClient.getNbr(),
                    requestfromClient.getTyp());
   
    SearchResponse response = restHighLevelClient.search(searchRequest);

```

In response line i am getting error .  
Any help please.

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**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:** [May 28, 2020, 9:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearchstatusexception-elasticsearch-exception/234704/2 "2020-05-28T09:33:02Z")

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I believe you are mixing major versions of the Rest Client and Elasticsearch server.  
What are they?

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**Author:** ![vinay123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9a28c/32.png) [@vinay123](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vinay123)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2020, 12:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearchstatusexception-elasticsearch-exception/234704/3 "2020-05-29T12:38:19Z")

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> [@dadoonet](#):
>
> I believe you are mixing major versions of the Rest Client and Elasticsearch server.  
> What are they?

I am using elasticssearch 5.5 version.  
any suggestions to resolve this issue

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**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:** [May 29, 2020, 1:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearchstatusexception-elasticsearch-exception/234704/4 "2020-05-29T13:40:15Z")

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I guess you are using a 6 or 7 client which is not compatible.

Anyway elasticsearch 5.x series is EOL. Upgrade to 6.8 or better 7.7.

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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:** [June 26, 2020, 1:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearchstatusexception-elasticsearch-exception/234704/5 "2020-06-26T13:40:17Z")

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