# Error sending data from logstash to elasticsearch

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-sending-data-from-logstash-to-elasticsearch/299238>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [March 9, 2022, 3:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-sending-data-from-logstash-to-elasticsearch/299238 "2022-03-09T15:29:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rithik\_greendeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rithik_greendeck/32/102811_2.png) [@Rithik\_greendeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Rithik_greendeck)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2022, 3:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-sending-data-from-logstash-to-elasticsearch/299238/1 "2022-03-09T15:29:56Z")

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[2022-03-09T14:40:58,425][ERROR][logstash.outputs.Elasticsearch][main][6c4be64292281ece43eb3c0a90ef5aa3634da5f79c62d74a63d7a5637e24049b] Encountered an unexpected error submitting a bulk request! Will retry. {:error\_message=\>"Sent 125 documents but Elasticsearch returned 124 responses (likely a bug with \_bulk endpoint)", :class=\>"RuntimeError", :backtrace=\>["/usr/share/logstash/vendor/bundle/jruby/2.5.0/gems/logstash-output-Elasticsearch-10.8.6-java/lib/logstash/plugin\_mixins/Elasticsearch/common.rb:212:in `submit'", "/usr/share/logstash/vendor/bundle/jruby/2.5.0/gems/logstash-output-elasticsearch-10.8.6-java/lib/logstash/plugin_mixins/elasticsearch/common.rb:160:in `retrying\_submit'", "/usr/share/logstash/vendor/bundle/jruby/2.5.0/gems/logstash-output-Elasticsearch-10.8.6-java/lib/logstash/outputs/Elasticsearch.rb:303:in `multi_receive'", "org/logstash/config/ir/compiler/OutputStrategyExt.java:143:in `multi\_receive'", "org/logstash/config/ir/compiler/AbstractOutputDelegatorExt.java:121:in `multi_receive'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/java_pipeline.rb:295:in `block in start\_workers'"]}

Getting this error sometimes randomly when sending data from logstash to Elasticsearch.  
What could be the reason?

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**Author:** ![Badger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/badger/32/25190_2.png) [@Badger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Badger)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2022, 5:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-sending-data-from-logstash-to-elasticsearch/299238/2 "2022-03-09T17:58:20Z")

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> [@Rithik\_greendeck](#):
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> What could be the reason?

The error message itself answers that: "likely a bug with \_bulk endpoint". I would ask about it in the elasticsearch forum.

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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:** [April 6, 2022, 5:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-sending-data-from-logstash-to-elasticsearch/299238/3 "2022-04-06T17:59:04Z")

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