# Error reading string. Unexpected token: StartObject. Path 'items\[0\].index.error', line 1, position 137 **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [January 24, 2017, 6:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-reading-string-unexpected-token-startobject-path-items-0-index-error-line-1-position-137/72573 "2017-01-24T06:54:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Vijay\_balu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8baadc/32.png) [@Vijay\_balu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Vijay_balu)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2017, 6:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-reading-string-unexpected-token-startobject-path-items-0-index-error-line-1-position-137/72573/1 "2017-01-24T06:54:38Z")
Hi, I am using ElasticSearch 2.1 in my dotnet project . The issue m facing as of now is m not able to insert the bulk data getting exception in the below line. var result = client.Bulk(bulkInsertData); Error : Error reading string. Unexpected token: StartObject. Path 'items[0].index.error', line 1, position 137. StackTrace : at Newtonsoft.Json.JsonReader.ReadAsStringInternal() at Newtonsoft.Json.JsonTextReader.ReadAsString() at Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.JsonSerializerInternalReader.ReadForType(JsonReader reader, JsonContract contract, Boolean hasConverter) at Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.JsonSerializerInternalReader.PopulateObject(Object newObject, JsonReader reader, JsonObjectContract contract, JsonProperty member, String id) at Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.JsonSerializerInternalReader.Populate(JsonReader reader, Object target) at Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.JsonSerializerProxy.PopulateInternal(JsonReader reader, Object target) at Newtonsoft.Json.JsonSerializer.Populate(JsonReader reader, Object target) at Nest.Resolvers.Converters.BulkOperationResponseItemConverter.ReadJson(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, Object existingValue, JsonSerializer serializer) at Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.JsonSerializerInternalReader.DeserializeConvertable(JsonConverter converter, JsonReader reader, Type objectType, Object existingValue) at Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.JsonSerializerInternalReader.PopulateList(IList list, JsonReader reader, JsonArrayContract contract, JsonProperty containerProperty, String id) at Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.JsonSerializerInternalReader.CreateList(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, JsonContract contract, JsonProperty member, Object existingValue, String id) at Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.JsonSerializerInternalReader.CreateValueInternal(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, JsonContract contract, JsonProperty member, JsonContainerContract containerContract, JsonProperty containerMember, Object existingValue) at Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.JsonSerializerInternalReader.SetPropertyValue(JsonProperty property, JsonConverter propertyConverter, JsonContainerContract containerContract, JsonProperty containerProperty, JsonReader reader, Object target) at Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.JsonSerializerInternalReader.PopulateObject(Object newObject, JsonReader reader, JsonObjectContract contract, JsonProperty member, String id) at Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.JsonSerializerInternalReader.CreateObject(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, JsonContract contract, JsonProperty member, JsonContainerContract containerContract, JsonProperty containerMember, Object existingValue) at Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.JsonSerializerInternalReader.CreateValueInternal(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, JsonContract contract, JsonProperty member, JsonContainerContract containerContract, JsonProperty containerMember, Object existingValue) at Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.JsonSerializerInternalReader.Deserialize(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, Boolean checkAdditionalContent) at Newtonsoft.Json.JsonSerializer.DeserializeInternal(JsonReader reader, Type objectType) at Newtonsoft.Json.JsonSerializer.Deserialize(JsonReader reader, Type objectType) at Nest.NestSerializer.DeserializeUsingSettings[T](Stream stream, JsonSerializerSettings settings) at Nest.NestSerializer.Deserialize[T](Stream stream) at Elasticsearch.Net.Connection.RequestHandlers.RequestHandler.StreamToTypedResponse[T](ElasticsearchResponse`1 streamResponse, ITransportRequestState requestState, Byte[] readBytes) at Elasticsearch.Net.Connection.RequestHandlers.RequestHandler.ReturnTypedResponse[T](TransportRequestState`1 requestState, ElasticsearchResponse`1 streamResponse, ElasticsearchServerError& error) at Elasticsearch.Net.Connection.RequestHandlers.RequestHandler.CoordinateRequest[T](TransportRequestState`1 requestState, Int32 maxRetries, Int32 retried, Boolean& aliveResponse) at Elasticsearch.Net.Connection.RequestHandlers.RequestHandler.DoRequest[T](TransportRequestState`1 requestState) at Elasticsearch.Net.Connection.RequestHandlers.RequestHandler.Request[T](TransportRequestState`1 requestState, Object data) at Elasticsearch.Net.Connection.Transport.DoRequest[T](String method, String path, Object data, IRequestParameters requestParameters) at Elasticsearch.Net.ElasticsearchClient.DoRequest[T](String method, String path, Object data, IRequestParameters requestParameters) at Elasticsearch.Net.ElasticsearchClient.Bulk[T](Object body, Func`2 requestParameters) at Nest.RawDispatch.BulkDispatch[T](ElasticsearchPathInfo`1 pathInfo, Object body) at Nest.ElasticClient.b\_\_339\_0(ElasticsearchPathInfo`1 p, IBulkRequest d) at Nest.ElasticClient.Nest.IHighLevelToLowLevelDispatcher.Dispatch[D,Q,R](D descriptor, Func`3 dispatch) at Nest.ElasticClient.Bulk(IBulkRequest bulkRequest) at ElasticSearch.ElasticSearchInsertData.InsertCaseData() in ElasticSearch.cs:line 61 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2017, 6:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-reading-string-unexpected-token-startobject-path-items-0-index-error-line-1-position-137/72573/2 "2017-02-21T06:55:11Z")
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