# Index\_not\_found\_exception Root causes: index\_not\_found\_exception: no such index \[apm-\*\]

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-not-found-exception-root-causes-index-not-found-exception-no-such-index-apm/335463>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [June 7, 2023, 6:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-not-found-exception-root-causes-index-not-found-exception-no-such-index-apm/335463 "2023-06-07T18:30:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![zx8086](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/zx8086/32/94917_2.png) [@zx8086](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zx8086)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2023, 6:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-not-found-exception-root-causes-index-not-found-exception-no-such-index-apm/335463/1 "2023-06-07T18:30:15Z")

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I get this error in Kibana and cannot trace the root or find a simple resolution. Checked all the views.... thinking of just creating it, but would like to know where it is trying to be called. Using traces-apm-default for my APM data.

 ![Screenshot 2023-06-07 at 20.27.36](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/2/f/2f11cdc8f5fe05642e3b6fe570eed20059ede11e.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2023, 10:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-not-found-exception-root-causes-index-not-found-exception-no-such-index-apm/335463/2 "2023-06-07T22:58:03Z")

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What is the output from `GET _cat/indicies/apm*`?

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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:** [June 7, 2023, 11:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-not-found-exception-root-causes-index-not-found-exception-no-such-index-apm/335463/3 "2023-06-07T23:50:10Z")

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Also show you the settings under APM specifically the indices setting

 ![Screenshot 2023-06-07 at 4.49.09 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/7/1/71971c25c7d8072c923bb78935b68ebad36c6a24.png)

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**Author:** ![zx8086](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/zx8086/32/94917_2.png) [@zx8086](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zx8086)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 2:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-not-found-exception-root-causes-index-not-found-exception-no-such-index-apm/335463/4 "2023-06-08T14:14:51Z")

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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:** [June 8, 2023, 2:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-not-found-exception-root-causes-index-not-found-exception-no-such-index-apm/335463/5 "2023-06-08T14:49:30Z")

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Sorry typo on my part

`GET _cat/indices/apm*?v`

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**Author:** ![zx8086](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/zx8086/32/94917_2.png) [@zx8086](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zx8086)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 3:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-not-found-exception-root-causes-index-not-found-exception-no-such-index-apm/335463/6 "2023-06-08T15:19:32Z")

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**Author:** ![zx8086](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/zx8086/32/94917_2.png) [@zx8086](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zx8086)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 3:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-not-found-exception-root-causes-index-not-found-exception-no-such-index-apm/335463/7 "2023-06-08T15:25:44Z")

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Adjusted my settings and will monitor the result....

 ![Screenshot 2023-06-08 at 17.24.38](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/6/5/65afce6eca19be95e79f960f30433fd717b3ff69.png)

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 3:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-not-found-exception-root-causes-index-not-found-exception-no-such-index-apm/335463/8 "2023-07-06T15:26:24Z")

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