# Invalid\_index\_name\_exception in Eleasticsearch

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/invalid-index-name-exception-in-eleasticsearch/221057>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [February 26, 2020, 2:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/invalid-index-name-exception-in-eleasticsearch/221057 "2020-02-26T14:34:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![sujit\_kumar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sujit_kumar/32/50624_2.png) [@sujit\_kumar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sujit_kumar)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2020, 2:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/invalid-index-name-exception-in-eleasticsearch/221057/1 "2020-02-26T14:34:04Z")

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Hi I am using 7.2.0 version of ELK I have used docker compose file. My containers are running but can't seem my KIbana dash board. When used curl -XGET [http://localhost:9200/\_status](http://localhost:9200/_status)  
to check my eleastcisearch, got following error message and don't know how to fix this issue. Please help

{"error":{"root\_cause":[{"type":"invalid\_index\_name\_exception","reason":"Invalid index name [_status], must not start with '_'.","index\_uuid":"_na_","index":"\_status"}],"type":"invalid\_index\_name\_exception","reason":"Invalid index name [_status], must not start with '_'.","index\_uuid":"_na_","index":"\_status"},"status":400

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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:** [March 25, 2020, 2:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/invalid-index-name-exception-in-eleasticsearch/221057/2 "2020-03-25T14:34:07Z")

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