# Jest client multi index search request signature failed **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [May 2, 2019, 10:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/jest-client-multi-index-search-request-signature-failed/179335 "2019-05-02T10:28:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![arvinds94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@arvinds94](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/arvinds94)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2019, 10:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/jest-client-multi-index-search-request-signature-failed/179335/1 "2019-05-02T10:28:31Z")
When making a multi index search with Jest Client in java I receive an error that the request signature does not match the signature provided. Make the same request to a single index however does not give me this issue. ---
**Author:** ![arvinds94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@arvinds94](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/arvinds94)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 5:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/jest-client-multi-index-search-request-signature-failed/179335/2 "2019-05-03T17:30:37Z")
it appears that when using java jest client, special characters used in the index names part of the request throw an error. The client has trouble generating a request signature when there are special characters e.g. a comma used for multi index request ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2019, 5:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/jest-client-multi-index-search-request-signature-failed/179335/3 "2019-05-31T17:30:45Z")
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