# Java-api Bulk indexing **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [March 13, 2011, 11:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-api-bulk-indexing/4087 "2011-03-13T11:33:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![K\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/278dde/32.png) [@K\_B](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/K_B)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2011, 11:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-api-bulk-indexing/4087/1 "2011-03-13T11:33:04Z")
Hello, I try to use the a bulk operation to index data with the java api, but allways get Excpetions; As it's not explained in guide I wanted to kindly ask how it's done correctly. I tried this way: [https://gist.github.com/dd8c43718c7a462f4ab1](https://gist.github.com/dd8c43718c7a462f4ab1) any help warmly welcome ๐Ÿ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![kimchy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kimchy/32/44952_2.png) [@kimchy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kimchy)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 9:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-api-bulk-indexing/4087/2 "2011-03-14T09:52:24Z")
I am missing the actual exception of the failed bulk execution. But, it seems like you are missing to set the type on the IndexRequest. On Sunday, March 13, 2011 at 1:33 PM, K.B. wrote: > Hello, > > I try to use the a bulk operation to index data with the java api, but > allways get Excpetions; As it's not explained in guide I wanted to > kindly ask how it's done correctly. > > I tried this way: [Java-Code ยท GitHub](https://gist.github.com/dd8c43718c7a462f4ab1) > > any help warmly welcome ๐Ÿ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![K\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/278dde/32.png) [@K\_B](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/K_B)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 10:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-api-bulk-indexing/4087/3 "2011-03-14T10:35:25Z")
Hey Shay, thank you very much! - it was indeed the missing .type(type)! Now as I can use Bulk vs. indivial requests the time needed to index my 1400 big objects went down from 3.0s/ 2.0s (initial/ db-warmed-up) to only 1.599s/ 0.6 s (initial/ db-warmed-up) time for a complete drop and reindex of all objects! Its really cool to see how blazing fast this is ๐Ÿ™‚ Best, Korbinian PS: I'd like toadd this to the manual in the java-api section - does this mean I have to fork the [https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch.github.com](https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch.github.com), update the doc's and then send a pull-request? On 14 Mrz., 10:52, Shay Banon [shay.ba...@elasticsearch.com](mailto:shay.ba...@elasticsearch.com) wrote: > I am missing the actual exception of the failed bulk execution. But, it seems like you are missing to set the type on the IndexRequest. > > On Sunday, March 13, 2011 at 1:33 PM, K.B. wrote: > > > Hello, > > > I try to use the a bulk operation to index data with the java api, but > > allways get Excpetions; As it's not explained in guide I wanted to > > kindly ask how it's done correctly. > > > I tried this way:[Java-Code ยท GitHub](https://gist.github.com/dd8c43718c7a462f4ab1) > > > any help warmly welcome ๐Ÿ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![kimchy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kimchy/32/44952_2.png) [@kimchy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kimchy)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 10:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-api-bulk-indexing/4087/4 "2011-03-14T10:56:28Z")
On Monday, March 14, 2011 at 12:35 PM, K.B. wrote: Hey Shay, > thank you very much! - it was indeed the missing .type(type)! Now as I > can use Bulk vs. indivial requests the time needed to index my 1400 > big objects went down from 3.0s/ 2.0s (initial/ db-warmed-up) to only > 1.599s/ 0.6 s (initial/ db-warmed-up) time for a complete drop and > reindex of all objects! > > Its really cool to see how blazing fast this is ๐Ÿ™‚ > cool! :). Its usually gets faster as things warm up. > > Best, > > Korbinian > > PS: I'd like toadd this to the manual in the java-api section - does > this mean I have to fork the [https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch.github.com](https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch.github.com), > update the doc's and then send a pull-request? > Yep. > > On 14 Mrz., 10:52, Shay Banon [shay.ba...@elasticsearch.com](mailto:shay.ba...@elasticsearch.com) wrote: > > > I am missing the actual exception of the failed bulk execution. But, it seems like you are missing to set the type on the IndexRequest. > > > > On Sunday, March 13, 2011 at 1:33 PM, K.B. wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > > > > I try to use the a bulk operation to index data with the java api, but > > > allways get Excpetions; As it's not explained in guide I wanted to > > > kindly ask how it's done correctly. > > > > > I tried this way:[Java-Code ยท GitHub](https://gist.github.com/dd8c43718c7a462f4ab1) > > > > > any help warmly welcome ๐Ÿ™‚ ---
**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, 4:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-api-bulk-indexing/4087/5 "2017-07-06T04:10:07Z")