# \[ERROR\] SyntaxError: JSON.parse: bad Unicode escape at line 'X' column 'y' of the JSON data

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-syntaxerror-json-parse-bad-unicode-escape-at-line-x-column-y-of-the-json-data/67124>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [November 24, 2016, 4:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-syntaxerror-json-parse-bad-unicode-escape-at-line-x-column-y-of-the-json-data/67124 "2016-11-24T16:10:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![evert](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/evert/32/8143_2.png) [@evert](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/evert)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2016, 4:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-syntaxerror-json-parse-bad-unicode-escape-at-line-x-column-y-of-the-json-data/67124/1 "2016-11-24T16:10:06Z")

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Using ElasticSearch 5.0, with Ingest-Attachment plugin activated I am receiving **sometimes** the error below:

**SyntaxError: JSON.parse: bad Unicode escape at line 1 column 1028737 of the JSON data**

Does anyone having this same issue?

Thanks!

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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:** [November 24, 2016, 5:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-syntaxerror-json-parse-bad-unicode-escape-at-line-x-column-y-of-the-json-data/67124/2 "2016-11-24T17:39:51Z")

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Never seen that. Do you have a full stacktrace?

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**Author:** ![evert](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/evert/32/8143_2.png) [@evert](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/evert)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2016, 6:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-syntaxerror-json-parse-bad-unicode-escape-at-line-x-column-y-of-the-json-data/67124/3 "2016-11-24T18:38:27Z")

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I am off of the computer, but I will try to get some logs and come back Thanks!

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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:** [December 22, 2016, 6:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-syntaxerror-json-parse-bad-unicode-escape-at-line-x-column-y-of-the-json-data/67124/4 "2016-12-22T18:38:29Z")

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