# Failed to execute pipeline for a bulk request after a successfull ingest plugin **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [August 25, 2017, 9:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-execute-pipeline-for-a-bulk-request-after-a-successfull-ingest-plugin/98354 "2017-08-25T09:37:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![martin.d](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/839c29/32.png) [@martin.d](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/martin.d)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2017, 9:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-execute-pipeline-for-a-bulk-request-after-a-successfull-ingest-plugin/98354/1 "2017-08-25T09:37:53Z")
Hi, I made an ingest plugin for Eleasticsearch 5.4.0, the ingest plugin works well in simulate mode . but in standard mode I have a "failed to execute pipeline for a bulk request" message in the logs after the execution of the processor. so: - if I use the pipeline in simulate mode =\> the processor works. - if I don't use the pipeline ( in logstash or Dev console ) =\> the document is inserted. - if I use the pipeline ( in logstash or Dev console ) =\> the processor is executed but the document is not inserted. and I have the following message in the logs. Have you any Idea what I am missing ? > ``` > [2017-08-24T18:49:23,947][ERROR][o.e.a.b.TransportBulkAction] [node_one] failed to execute pipeline for a bulk request > java.lang.NullPointerException: null > at org.elasticsearch.cluster.metadata.IndexNameExpressionResolver$DateMathExpressionResolver.resolveExpression(IndexNameExpressionResolver.java:775) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.0.jar:5.4.0] > at org.elasticsearch.cluster.metadata.IndexNameExpressionResolver.hasIndexOrAlias(IndexNameExpressionResolver.java:251) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.0.jar:5.4.0] > at org.elasticsearch.action.support.AutoCreateIndex.shouldAutoCreate(AutoCreateIndex.java:73) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.0.jar:5.4.0] > at org.elasticsearch.action.bulk.TransportBulkAction.shouldAutoCreate(TransportBulkAction.java:214) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.0.jar:5.4.0] > at org.elasticsearch.action.bulk.TransportBulkAction.doExecute(TransportBulkAction.java:160) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.0.jar:5.4.0] > at org.elasticsearch.action.bulk.TransportBulkAction.lambda$processBulkIndexIngestRequest$3(TransportBulkAction.java:526) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.0.jar:5.4.0] > at org.elasticsearch.ingest.PipelineExecutionService$2.doRun(PipelineExecutionService.java:98) [elasticsearch-5.4.0.jar:5.4.0] > at org.elasticsearch.common.util.concurrent.ThreadContext$ContextPreservingAbstractRunnable.doRun(ThreadContext.java:638) [elasticsearch-5.4.0.jar:5.4.0] > at org.elasticsearch.common.util.concurrent.AbstractRunnable.run(AbstractRunnable.java:37) [elasticsearch-5.4.0.jar:5.4.0] > at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1142) [?:1.8.0_131] > at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:617) [?:1.8.0_131] > at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748) [?:1.8.0_131] > [2017-08-24T18:49:23,948][WARN][r.suppressed] path: /lookup/Patient/1, params: {pipeline=lookup, index=lookup, id=1, type=Patient} > java.lang.NullPointerException: null > at org.elasticsearch.cluster.metadata.IndexNameExpressionResolver$DateMathExpressionResolver.resolveExpression(IndexNameExpressionResolver.java:775) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.0.jar:5.4.0] > at org.elasticsearch.cluster.metadata.IndexNameExpressionResolver.hasIndexOrAlias(IndexNameExpressionResolver.java:251) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.0.jar:5.4.0] > at org.elasticsearch.action.support.AutoCreateIndex.shouldAutoCreate(AutoCreateIndex.java:73) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.0.jar:5.4.0] > at org.elasticsearch.action.bulk.TransportBulkAction.shouldAutoCreate(TransportBulkAction.java:214) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.0.jar:5.4.0] > at org.elasticsearch.action.bulk.TransportBulkAction.doExecute(TransportBulkAction.java:160) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.0.jar:5.4.0] > at org.elasticsearch.action.bulk.TransportBulkAction.lambda$processBulkIndexIngestRequest$3(TransportBulkAction.java:526) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.0.jar:5.4.0] > at org.elasticsearch.ingest.PipelineExecutionService$2.doRun(PipelineExecutionService.java:98) [elasticsearch-5.4.0.jar:5.4.0] > at org.elasticsearch.common.util.concurrent.ThreadContext$ContextPreservingAbstractRunnable.doRun(ThreadContext.java:638) [elasticsearch-5.4.0.jar:5.4.0] > at org.elasticsearch.common.util.concurrent.AbstractRunnable.run(AbstractRunnable.java:37) [elasticsearch-5.4.0.jar:5.4.0] > at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1142) [?:1.8.0_131] > at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:617) [?:1.8.0_131] > at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748) [?:1.8.0_131] > > ``` ---
**Author:** ![martin.d](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/839c29/32.png) [@martin.d](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/martin.d)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2017, 4:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-execute-pipeline-for-a-bulk-request-after-a-successfull-ingest-plugin/98354/2 "2017-08-25T16:36:35Z")
I still don't know why the "failed to execute pipeline for a bulk request" error occured but after some reorganisation of the code every thing works as expected. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2017, 4:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-execute-pipeline-for-a-bulk-request-after-a-successfull-ingest-plugin/98354/3 "2017-09-22T16:36:52Z")
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