# Failed to execute index. number of documents in the index cannot exceed 2147483519
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-execute-index-number-of-documents-in-the-index-cannot-exceed-2147483519/238124
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [June 22, 2020, 4:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-execute-index-number-of-documents-in-the-index-cannot-exceed-2147483519/238124 "2020-06-22T16:44:20Z")
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### Author:  [@DucTran](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DucTran)
#### Post date: [June 22, 2020, 4:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-execute-index-number-of-documents-in-the-index-cannot-exceed-2147483519/238124/1 "2020-06-22T16:44:20Z")
Hi Guys,
I am having problems with the capacity of ElasticSearch as below.
I'm understanding the number od docs per shard reached to maximum number - 2147483519. I deleted many docs but the error continues, Elasticsearch cannot continue indexing new records.
**Can you guide me how to reuse the deleted space for new data can be indexing?**
[2020-06-22 23:25:11,345][DEBUG][action.index] [-DC2] [call-recordingv2-vn-fd82eaac-e6a5-4670-a50f-5bf913f2dd8a][1], node[p7QiwMPVTSeQMirAwq1TxA], [P], s[STARTED]: Failed to execute [index {[call-recordingv2-vn-fd82eaac-e6a5-4670-a50f-5bf913f2dd8a][CallRecordings][DNTJ90SGQ17GL5VGLTFKETGRNO0038FJ]}]
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: number of documents in the index cannot exceed 2147483519
at org.apache.lucene.index.DocumentsWriterPerThread.reserveOneDoc(DocumentsWriterPerThread.java:218)
at org.apache.lucene.index.DocumentsWriterPerThread.updateDocuments(DocumentsWriterPerThread.java:277)
at org.apache.lucene.index.DocumentsWriter.updateDocuments(DocumentsWriter.java:424)
at org.apache.lucene.index.IndexWriter.updateDocuments(IndexWriter.java:1353)
at org.apache.lucene.index.IndexWriter.addDocuments(IndexWriter.java:1311)
at org.elasticsearch.index.engine.InternalEngine.innerIndex(InternalEngine.java:430)
at org.elasticsearch.index.engine.InternalEngine.index(InternalEngine.java:364)
at org.elasticsearch.index.shard.IndexShard.index(IndexShard.java:510)
at org.elasticsearch.action.index.TransportIndexAction.shardOperationOnPrimary(TransportIndexAction.java:196)
at org.elasticsearch.action.support.replication.TransportShardReplicationOperationAction$PrimaryPhase.performOnPrimary(TransportShardReplicationOperationAction.java:574)
at org.elasticsearch.action.support.replication.TransportShardReplicationOperationAction$PrimaryPhase$1.doRun(TransportShardReplicationOperationAction.java:440)
at org.elasticsearch.common.util.concurrent.AbstractRunnable.run(AbstractRunnable.java:36)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1149)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:624)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)
**The number of docs per shard:**
**:9200/\_cat/indices?v**
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### Author:  [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2020, 10:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-execute-index-number-of-documents-in-the-index-cannot-exceed-2147483519/238124/2 "2020-06-23T22:43:31Z")
Welcome to our community! 😃
Please don't post pictures of text, they are difficult to read, impossible to search and replicate (if it's code), and some people may not be even able to see them 🙂
After you deleted the documents, did you run a [force merge](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/indices-forcemerge.html) on the indices?
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2020, 10:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-execute-index-number-of-documents-in-the-index-cannot-exceed-2147483519/238124/3 "2020-07-21T22:43:38Z")
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