# Getting NPE while delete a type in index **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [December 21, 2017, 9:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-npe-while-delete-a-type-in-index/112786 "2017-12-21T09:53:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vidyapati](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8c91f0/32.png) [@vidyapati](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vidyapati)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2017, 9:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-npe-while-delete-a-type-in-index/112786/1 "2017-12-21T09:53:16Z")
```auto DeleteByQueryResponse response1 = new DeleteByQueryRequestBuilder(client, DeleteByQueryAction.INSTANCE) .setIndices(AppConstants.ASSET_ATTRIBUTOR_INDEX).setTypes(AppConstants.MNM_TYPE) .setSource(deleteByQuery).execute().actionGet(); ``` ```auto java.lang.NullPointerException at org.elasticsearch.client.transport.support.TransportProxyClient$1.doWithNode(TransportProxyClient.java:58) at org.elasticsearch.client.transport.TransportClientNodesService.execute(TransportClientNodesService.java:228) at org.elasticsearch.client.transport.support.TransportProxyClient.execute(TransportProxyClient.java:55) at org.elasticsearch.client.transport.TransportClient.doExecute(TransportClient.java:295) at org.elasticsearch.client.support.AbstractClient.execute(AbstractClient.java:359) at org.elasticsearch.action.ActionRequestBuilder.execute(ActionRequestBuilder.java:86) at org.elasticsearch.action.ActionRequestBuilder.execute(ActionRequestBuilder.java:56) at org.elasticsearch.action.deletebyquery.DeleteByQueryRequestBuilder.execute(DeleteByQueryRequestBuilder.java:172) at com.intuit.pi.ia.discoverv1.es.EsService.createTypeAndMapping(EsService.java:120) at com.intuit.pi.ia.discoverv1.es.EsService.bulkInsert(EsService.java:39) at com.intuit.pi.ia.discoverv1.ihp.cache.mnm.MnMCacheManager.cacheMnMDnsRecrods(MnMCacheManager.java:133) at com.intuit.pi.ia.discoverv1.ihp.cache.mnm.MnMCacheManager.initialize(MnMCacheManager.java:59) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498) at org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.InitDestroyAnnotationBeanPostProcessor$LifecycleElement.invoke(InitDestroyAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java:366) at org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.InitDestroyAnnotationBeanPostProcessor$LifecycleMetadata.invokeInitMethods(InitDestroyAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java:311) at org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.InitDestroyAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.postProcessBeforeInitialization(InitDestroyAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java:134) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.applyBeanPostProcessorsBeforeInitialization(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:409) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.initializeBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1620) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:555) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:483) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory$1.getObject(AbstractBeanFactory.java:306) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:230) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:302) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:197) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.preInstantiateSingletons(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:761) at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.finishBeanFactoryInitialization(AbstractApplicationContext.java:867) at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:543) at org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.refresh(EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.java:122) at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refresh(SpringApplication.java:693) at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refreshContext(SpringApplication.java:360) at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:303) at com.intuit.pi.ia.discoverv1.MnMDataCollectionApplication.main(MnMDataCollectionApplication.java:48) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498) at org.springframework.boot.devtools.restart.RestartLauncher.run(RestartLauncher.java:49) ``` ---
**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:** [December 21, 2017, 10:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-npe-while-delete-a-type-in-index/112786/2 "2017-12-21T10:05:14Z")
Please format your code using `` icon as explained in [this guide](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/about-the-elasticsearch-category/21). It will make your post more readable. Or use markdown style like: ```` ``` CODE ``` ```` I edited your post but please do it next time. What is the content of `deleteByQuery` object? Any chance that `client` is `null`? ---
**Author:** ![vidyapati](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8c91f0/32.png) [@vidyapati](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vidyapati)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2017, 10:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-npe-while-delete-a-type-in-index/112786/3 "2017-12-21T10:08:34Z")
```auto String deleteByQuery = "{\"query\": {\"match_all\": {}}}}"; ``` client is not null, in debug flow checked that ---
**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:** [December 21, 2017, 10:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-npe-while-delete-a-type-in-index/112786/4 "2017-12-21T10:24:01Z")
Can you share your elasticsearch logs? And your elasticsearch version? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2018, 10:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-npe-while-delete-a-type-in-index/112786/5 "2018-01-18T10:24:02Z")
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