# Kibana 6.1 Cannot access nor delete index pattern

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-6-1-cannot-access-nor-delete-index-pattern/114494>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [January 8, 2018, 10:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-6-1-cannot-access-nor-delete-index-pattern/114494 "2018-01-08T10:31:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![ld\_pvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cdc98d/32.png) [@ld\_pvl](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ld_pvl)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 10:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-6-1-cannot-access-nor-delete-index-pattern/114494/1 "2018-01-08T10:31:45Z")

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Hi Everyone,

I get this error while accessing an existing index pattern - the page for the index simply does not load. This index pattern does have a lot of fields, 1700 of them.

Is the error the result of too many fields or is this a bug? Either case, how do I overcome this error?

```
Payload content length greater than maximum allowed: 1048576

 Less Info
OK
Error: Payload content length greater than maximum allowed: 1048576
    at http://obpqzdbt006.usnycbt.amrs.bankofamerica.com:9000/bundles/kibana.bundle.js?v=16337:42:40912
    at processQueue (http://obpqzdbt006.usnycbt.amrs.bankofamerica.com:9000/bundles/commons.bundle.js?v=16337:29:132456)
    at http://obpqzdbt006.usnycbt.amrs.bankofamerica.com:9000/bundles/commons.bundle.js?v=16337:29:133349
    at Scope.$digest (http://obpqzdbt006.usnycbt.amrs.bankofamerica.com:9000/bundles/commons.bundle.js?v=16337:29:144239)
    at Scope.$apply (http://obpqzdbt006.usnycbt.amrs.bankofamerica.com:9000/bundles/commons.bundle.js?v=16337:29:147018)
    at done (http://obpqzdbt006.usnycbt.amrs.bankofamerica.com:9000/bundles/commons.bundle.js?v=16337:29:100026)
    at completeRequest (http://obpqzdbt006.usnycbt.amrs.bankofamerica.com:9000/bundles/commons.bundle.js?v=16337:29:104697)
    at XMLHttpRequest.xhr.onload (http://obpqzdbt006.usnycbt.amrs.bankofamerica.com:9000/bundles/commons.bundle.js?v=16337:29:105435)
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**Author:** ![weltenwort](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/weltenwort/32/53885_2.png) [@weltenwort](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/weltenwort)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 12:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-6-1-cannot-access-nor-delete-index-pattern/114494/2 "2018-01-08T12:17:41Z")

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Hi @ld_pvl,

this is a safeguard put into place to protect the Kibana server from denial of service due to overly large requests. You can adapt the limit to your requirements by adjusting the setting `server.maxPayloadBytes` in your `kibana.yml`. Please be aware that increasing the limit by a lot might cause other components in the path of communication to bail out, such as firewalls, proxies and the browser. If you only require a limited subset of fields you might be able to significantly reduce the payload size by filtering out large fields using the "source filters" in the index pattern management:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/d/8/d81fe257e999e2d9e6e92b60a0a7ea4f7e55585c.png)

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**Author:** ![ld\_pvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cdc98d/32.png) [@ld\_pvl](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ld_pvl)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 12:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-6-1-cannot-access-nor-delete-index-pattern/114494/3 "2018-01-08T12:33:24Z")

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Thanks a lot Felix.

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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:** [February 5, 2018, 12:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-6-1-cannot-access-nor-delete-index-pattern/114494/4 "2018-02-05T12:33:27Z")

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