# Geojson upload hangs on creating index **URL:** \ **Category:** Kibana\ **Tags:** maps\ **Created:** [March 30, 2020, 10:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/geojson-upload-hangs-on-creating-index/225661 "2020-03-30T10:58:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kevin\_Kraft](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kevin_kraft/32/65306_2.png) [@Kevin\_Kraft](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Kevin_Kraft)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2020, 10:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/geojson-upload-hangs-on-creating-index/225661/1 "2020-03-30T10:58:00Z")
When uploading a geojson file into a map, Kibana hangs indefinitely on "Writing to index". It's the same issue as in this fixed bug: [https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/40102](https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/40102) I have Kibana v7.6.1, so it should be fixed in this version. The index I want to use is one of these (I think this is the website I got it from): [https://datamillnorth.org/dataset/ons-ward-boundaries](https://datamillnorth.org/dataset/ons-ward-boundaries) The geojson file is only 1.7 MB. I've had the same problem with all the other geojson files I've tried. I haven't successfully uploaded any geojson files. If I look in Index Management, the index is present, but it doesn't come up as an option when I make a new map and try to add an index layer. ---
**Author:** ![jsanz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jsanz/32/53734_2.png) [@jsanz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jsanz)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2020, 12:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/geojson-upload-hangs-on-creating-index/225661/2 "2020-03-30T12:14:45Z")
Hi Kevin, I could reproduce your error but it's not related with that issue but something different since those datasets are not that big at all. I've created a [report issue](https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/61794) in the Kibana repo to try to fix this one. Sorry for the inconvenience. ---
**Author:** ![Kevin\_Kraft](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kevin_kraft/32/65306_2.png) [@Kevin\_Kraft](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Kevin_Kraft)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 12:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/geojson-upload-hangs-on-creating-index/225661/3 "2020-04-01T12:13:46Z")
@jsanz The file I want to use still isn't working in Kibana. Previously I found a file for Leeds that works, but it was old boundaries. I can't get the geojson for up-to-date map boundaries to work. I've processed the attached file with mapshaper. Can you look at it? Why can't Kibana load it? Kibana hangs when writing to index. > **[leeds\_wards\_extract\_fix.geojson](https://www.dropbox.com/s/l4r2u2k91v1p345/leeds_wards_extract_fix.geojson?dl=0)** > > Shared with Dropbox ---
**Author:** ![Kevin\_Kraft](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kevin_kraft/32/65306_2.png) [@Kevin\_Kraft](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Kevin_Kraft)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 12:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/geojson-upload-hangs-on-creating-index/225661/4 "2020-04-01T12:19:12Z")
This file works: > **[wards\_odi\_fix\_extract.geojson](https://www.dropbox.com/s/7l0ynx6tdn8mxom/wards_odi_fix_extract.geojson?dl=0)** > > Shared with Dropbox So I'm able to use this one instead. It would be interesting to know what the difference is though. The first one seems to have much more detailed bondaries. ---
**Author:** ![jsanz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jsanz/32/53734_2.png) [@jsanz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jsanz)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 12:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/geojson-upload-hangs-on-creating-index/225661/5 "2020-04-01T12:52:07Z")
That file `leeds_wards_extract_fix.geojson` is working on my Kibana 7.6.1, you sure it's not being able to load it, have you tried to clean up your indexes and saved objects? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2020, 12:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/geojson-upload-hangs-on-creating-index/225661/6 "2020-04-29T12:52:07Z")
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