# Kibana not fetching fields of an index pattern

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-not-fetching-fields-of-an-index-pattern/77302>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [March 3, 2017, 11:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-not-fetching-fields-of-an-index-pattern/77302 "2017-03-03T11:15:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![gsb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cc9497/32.png) [@gsb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gsb)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2017, 11:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-not-fetching-fields-of-an-index-pattern/77302/1 "2017-03-03T11:15:59Z")

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When configuring an index pattern in kibana, it's unable to fetch the field details of a particular index in kibana.

Index exists in elastic search and have set of fields.

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**Author:** ![LeeDr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/leedr/32/9289_2.png) [@LeeDr](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/LeeDr)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2017, 5:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-not-fetching-fields-of-an-index-pattern/77302/2 "2017-03-03T17:35:24Z")

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Hi gsb,

We would need a little more info to help with your problem.

How do you know it's unable to fetch the field details?  
Are there errors in Kibana?  
Are there errors in the Kibana log?  
Was the data loaded with one of our products like Logstash or a Beat?  
Can you check the mapping and paste it here? In the Dev Tools console you can use something like  
`GET index1/_mapping`  
(replace `index1` with your index name)

Regards,  
Lee

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**Author:** ![gsb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cc9497/32.png) [@gsb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gsb)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2017, 6:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-not-fetching-fields-of-an-index-pattern/77302/3 "2017-03-03T18:18:30Z")

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> [@LeeDr](#):
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> Can you check the mapping and paste it here? In the Dev Tools console you can use something like

_Please find answers inline_

How do you know it's unable to fetch the field details?

\_I can import the pattern, but in listed fields its not showing up any fields except system generated ones like _id etc._

Are there errors in Kibana?

_No errors in kibana._  
Are there errors in the Kibana log?  
Was the data loaded with one of our products like Logstash or a Beat?

_There's currently no data in that index._

Can you check the mapping and paste it here? In the Dev Tools console you can use something like  
GET index1/\_mapping  
(replace index1 with your index name)

_It lists all the mappings that index was created with. I_

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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 31, 2017, 6:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-not-fetching-fields-of-an-index-pattern/77302/4 "2017-03-31T18:18:39Z")

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