# Index lifecycle error on metricbeat and heartbeat

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-lifecycle-error-on-metricbeat-and-heartbeat/280715>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** ilm-index-lifecycle-management, metricbeat\
**Created:** [August 7, 2021, 8:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-lifecycle-error-on-metricbeat-and-heartbeat/280715 "2021-08-07T20:26:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![stephenb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/stephenb/32/40856_2.png) [@stephenb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stephenb)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 6:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-lifecycle-error-on-metricbeat-and-heartbeat/280715/3 "2021-08-09T18:17:08Z")

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Run the following in Kibana / Dev Tools and report back

`GET metricbeat-7.4.0/_alias`

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