# Error status : 400

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-status-400/110446>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [December 6, 2017, 2:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-status-400/110446 "2017-12-06T02:03:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![VidyaKumar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f05b48/32.png) [@VidyaKumar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/VidyaKumar)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2017, 2:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-status-400/110446/1 "2017-12-06T02:03:40Z")

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When trying to import sample data into elasticsearch, getting the following error:  
"type" : "action\_request\_validation\_exception",  
"reason" : "Validation Failed: 1: type is missing;2: type is missing;3: type is missing;"

Below shows the contents of the json file:  
{"index":{"\_index":"precommit","\_id":0}}  
{"Fail":0,"SN":0,"WeekNumber":1,"User":"builder","Failure Category":"PASS"}  
{"index":{"\_index":"precommit","\_id":1}}  
{"Fail":0,"SN":1,"WeekNumber":1,"User":"builder","Failure Category":"PASS"}  
{"index":{"\_index":"precommit","\_id":2}}  
{"Fail":0,"SN":2,"WeekNumber":1,"User": "builder","Failure Category":"PASS"}

Any help appreciated!  
Thanks!

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**Author:** ![zqc0512](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/zqc0512/32/32141_2.png) [@zqc0512](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zqc0512)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2017, 2:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-status-400/110446/2 "2017-12-06T02:38:02Z")

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the json file is missing type.... update your mapping..

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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:** [January 3, 2018, 2:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-status-400/110446/3 "2018-01-03T02:38:17Z")

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