# Getting NPE while delete a type in index

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-npe-while-delete-a-type-in-index/112786>\
**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")\
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**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")

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What is the content of `deleteByQuery` object?  
Any chance that `client` is `null`?

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