# Failed to execute action {:action=\>LogStash::PipelineAction::Create/pipeline\_id **URL:** \ **Category:** Logstash\ **Created:** [February 3, 2022, 3:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-execute-action-action-logstash-create-pipeline-id/296138 "2022-02-03T03:59:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jeromeat](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jeromeat/32/87195_2.png) [@jeromeat](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jeromeat)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2022, 3:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-execute-action-action-logstash-create-pipeline-id/296138/1 "2022-02-03T03:59:00Z")
I'm currently trying to use Input http\_poller to make an API call to a site to pull some data. However I keep getting the following error: ```auto Failed to execute action {:action=>LogStash::PipelineAction::Create/pipeline_id:main, :exception=>"LogStash::ConfigurationError", :message=>"Expected one of [A-Za-z0-9_], [\\t\\r\\n], \"#\", \"=>\" at line 11, column 13 (byte 257) after input ``` I'm assuming it's because of the fields in the header section having a - in the name, but I'm not sure how to handle that. I tried to escape it out, but that cause another issue. Is there another way I should be going about this? ```auto input { http_poller { urls => { urlname => "https://portal.website.test/api" { url => "https://portal.website.test/api" headers => { Accept => "application/json" Api-Token => "xxxxxxxxxxx" Api-Secret => "xxxxxxxxxxx" } } } request_timeout => 60 schedule => { every => "60s"} codec => "json" } } output { elasticsearch { hosts => "localhost:9200" index => "input_http_poller" } stdout { codec => rubydebug } } ``` ---
**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:** [February 3, 2022, 4:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-execute-action-action-logstash-create-pipeline-id/296138/2 "2022-02-03T04:14:43Z")
It looks like your error message is truncated. I do not think there is a "urlname" option, so that would result in an error once the rest of the input configuration is parsed. You are right that `Api-Token` is not going to parse as a bareword. You should use `"Api-Token"`. Try ``` input { http_poller { urls => { blah => { url => "https://portal.website.test/api" headers => { "Accept" => "application/json" "Api-Token" => "xxxxxxxxxxx" "Api-Secret" => "xxxxxxxxxxx" } .... ``` The configuration compiler may parse `blah` as a bareword, but it would be more consistent to use `"blah" => {`. I have not tested if that works. ---
**Author:** ![jeromeat](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jeromeat/32/87195_2.png) [@jeromeat](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jeromeat)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2022, 4:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-execute-action-action-logstash-create-pipeline-id/296138/3 "2022-02-03T04:27:57Z")
So I removed the urlname line as I was just following an example I saw someone else use. I also put the Api-Token and Api-Secret in "" but still failing: ```auto Failed to execute action {:action=>LogStash::PipelineAction::Create/pipeline_id:main, :exception=>"LogStash::ConfigurationError", :message=>"Expected one of [\\t\\r\\n], \"#\", \"{\" at line 13, column 25 (byte 346) after input {\n http_poller {\n urls => {\n url => \"https://portal.website.test/api\"\n headers => {\n Accept => \"application/json\"\n \"Api-Token\" => \"xxxxxxxxxxx\"\n \"Api\\-Secret\" => \"xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx\"\n } \n }\n } \n request_timeout ", :backtrace=>["/usr/share/logstash/logstash- core/lib/logstash/compiler.rb:32:in `compile_imperative'", "org/logstash/execution/AbstractPipelineExt.java:189:in `initialize'", "org/logstash/execution/JavaBasePipelineExt.java:72:in `initialize'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/java_pipeline.rb:47:in `initialize'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/pipeline_action/create.rb:52:in `execute'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/agent.rb:383:in `block in converge_state'"]} ``` ```auto type or paste input { http_poller { urls => { url => "https://portal.website.test/api" headers => { Accept => "application/json" "Api-Token" => "xxxxxxxxxxxx" "Api-Secret" => "xxxxxxxxxxxxxx" } } } request_timeout => 60 schedule => { every => "60s"} codec => "json" } } output { elasticsearch { hosts => "localhost:9200" index => "input_http_poller" } stdout { codec => rubydebug } } ``` ---
**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:** [February 3, 2022, 4:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-execute-action-action-logstash-create-pipeline-id/296138/4 "2022-02-03T04:38:04Z")
> [@jeromeat](#): > > `\"Api\\-Secret\"` Once it is quoted you do not need to escape it, and I think you have a left over } that you should remove. ---
**Author:** ![jeromeat](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jeromeat/32/87195_2.png) [@jeromeat](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jeromeat)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2022, 2:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-execute-action-action-logstash-create-pipeline-id/296138/5 "2022-02-03T14:41:35Z")
I gave that try, but seems that didn't do it. Also, what extra } do you think I have? I looked and it seems to match up. But I'm a bit of a noob with this, so forgive the ignorance. ```auto [logstash.agent] Failed to execute action {:action=>LogStash::PipelineAction::Create/pipeline_id:main, :exception=>"LogStash::ConfigurationError", :message=>"Expected one of [\\t\\r\\n], \"#\", \"{\", \"-\", [0-9], [A-Za-z_], '\"', \"'\", \"}\" at line 8, column 11 ( byte 169) after input {\n http_poller {\n urls => {\n url => \"https://portal.website.test/api"\n headers => {\n Accept => \"application/json\"\n ", :backtrace=>["/usr/share/ logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/compiler.rb:32:in `compile_imperative'", "org/logstash/execution/ AbstractPipelineExt.java:189:in `initialize'", "org/logstash /execution/JavaBasePipelineExt.java:72:in `initialize'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/ java_pipeline.rb:47:in `initialize'", "/usr/share/logstash/ logstash-core/lib/logstash/pipeline_action/create.rb:52:in `execute'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/ agent.rb:383:in `block in converge_state'"]} ``` ```auto input { http_poller { urls => { url => "https://portal.website.test/api" headers => { Accept => "application/json" \"Api\\-Secret\" => "xxxxxxxxxxx" \"Api\\-Secret\" => "xxxxxxxxxxx" } } } request_timeout => 60 schedule => { every => "60s"} codec => "json" } } output { elasticsearch { hosts => "localhost:9200" index => "iput_http_poller" } stdout { codec => rubydebug } } ``` ---
**Author:** ![jeromeat](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jeromeat/32/87195_2.png) [@jeromeat](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jeromeat)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2022, 3:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-execute-action-action-logstash-create-pipeline-id/296138/6 "2022-02-03T15:07:51Z")
Ok....I see what happened now. I had the brackets in the incorrect place. I fixed that and it's moving past that error now. Thanks for the help. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2022, 3:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-execute-action-action-logstash-create-pipeline-id/296138/7 "2022-03-03T15:08:22Z")
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