# Invalid\_index\_name\_exception

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/invalid-index-name-exception/64980>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [November 4, 2016, 6:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/invalid-index-name-exception/64980 "2016-11-04T06:05:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![bkantu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bkantu/32/107028_2.png) [@bkantu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bkantu)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2016, 6:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/invalid-index-name-exception/64980/1 "2016-11-04T06:05:16Z")

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Hi All,

I have installed and started both ElasticSearch and Kibana.

If I do GET [http://localhost:9200](http://localhost:9200) from kibana,It is giving below response.

{  
"error": {  
"root\_cause": [  
{  
"type": "invalid\_index\_name\_exception",  
"reason": "Invalid index name [_nodes], must not start with '_', '-', or '+'",  
"index\_uuid": "_na_",  
"index": "\_nodes"  
}  
],  
"type": "invalid\_index\_name\_exception",  
"reason": "Invalid index name [_nodes], must not start with '_', '-', or '+'",  
"index\_uuid": "_na_",  
"index": "\_nodes"  
},  
"status": 400  
}  
However,If I do the same request from Browser console,i am getting version number,name and etc.. field..

Can anyone help me how to resolve the issue.?

Thanks,  
Balu

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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:** [November 4, 2016, 6:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/invalid-index-name-exception/64980/2 "2016-11-04T06:16:52Z")

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> [@bkantu](#):
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> If I do GET [http://localhost:9200](http://localhost:9200) from kibana

Where are you doing that exactly?

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**Author:** ![bkantu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bkantu/32/107028_2.png) [@bkantu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bkantu)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2016, 6:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/invalid-index-name-exception/64980/3 "2016-11-04T06:21:16Z")

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Hi,  
I wanted to create an index so I am checking whether the ElasticSerach is running or not by doing GET request.

Thanks,  
Balu

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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:** [November 4, 2016, 6:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/invalid-index-name-exception/64980/4 "2016-11-04T06:30:30Z")

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Where are you doing the GET in KB?

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**Author:** ![bkantu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bkantu/32/107028_2.png) [@bkantu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bkantu)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2016, 6:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/invalid-index-name-exception/64980/5 "2016-11-04T06:31:07Z")

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Hi,

I am doing in dev tools--\>Console.

Thanks,  
Balu

 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/2X/c/ce036fc461ef5a56bccecd1a8ef4a736734323ba.PNG)

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**Author:** ![bkantu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bkantu/32/107028_2.png) [@bkantu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bkantu)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2016, 9:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/invalid-index-name-exception/64980/6 "2016-11-04T09:07:10Z")

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Hi, Issue got resolved.

I need to do just "GET /" without localhost:9200.

Thanks

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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, 2017, 1:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/invalid-index-name-exception/64980/7 "2017-07-06T13:34:34Z")

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