# Index pattern doesn't have a UUID

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-pattern-doesnt-have-a-uuid/306596>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [June 7, 2022, 4:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-pattern-doesnt-have-a-uuid/306596 "2022-06-07T16:59:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mary2022](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@Mary2022](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mary2022)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2022, 4:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-pattern-doesnt-have-a-uuid/306596/1 "2022-06-07T16:59:38Z")

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Hi,

I exported all the objects (index patterns, visualizations, dashboards, etc.) to my new cluster. I need to change the index pattern to our visualizations. I noticed the old index pattern url doesn't have a UUID in its name doesn't have a \* at the end . For example instead of myindex\* the name of the index pattern is myindex without the \*. Is there another way to get the UUID?

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**Author:** ![matw](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/matw/32/13913_2.png) [@matw](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/matw)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2022, 5:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-pattern-doesnt-have-a-uuid/306596/2 "2022-06-08T05:30:55Z")

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Hi  
So when you imported the index patterns, were the \* lost? the names of the index patterns were equal to index names? And there was no UUID involved at all? Which version of Kibana are you using?  
Thx!

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**Author:** ![Mary2022](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@Mary2022](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mary2022)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2022, 12:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-pattern-doesnt-have-a-uuid/306596/3 "2022-06-08T12:29:55Z")

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Hi,  
The index pattern is in my old cluster and this one is running 6.23. The index-pattern name is "search-data" and it is not equal to the index name, "active-data". When I go to the object it doesnt have any UUID at URL. The index has an alias "search-data". Again no \*. I am guessing who ever created the index before did the alias.

I exported the objects to our new clsuter that is running 7.17.

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**Author:** ![matw](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/matw/32/13913_2.png) [@matw](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/matw)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2022, 5:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-pattern-doesnt-have-a-uuid/306596/4 "2022-06-09T05:02:46Z")

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Could you share the saved object of the index pattern? Best to have pre and post import version.  
Thx!  
Matthias

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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 7, 2022, 5:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-pattern-doesnt-have-a-uuid/306596/5 "2022-07-07T05:03:19Z")

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