# Kibana refresh field list not work for some index pattern

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-refresh-field-list-not-work-for-some-index-pattern/109098>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [November 25, 2017, 10:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-refresh-field-list-not-work-for-some-index-pattern/109098 "2017-11-25T10:10:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![gangxiong\_chen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/87869e/32.png) [@gangxiong\_chen](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gangxiong_chen)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2017, 10:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-refresh-field-list-not-work-for-some-index-pattern/109098/1 "2017-11-25T10:10:43Z")

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kibana versionkibana -\> management -\> Refresh field list

kibana version: 5.2.2

request like this

```auto
index pattern is search-alias
GET http://kibana.elog.softlayer.egomsl.com/api/kibana/search-alias/field_capabilities

```

response like this

```auto
{"statusCode":403,"error":"Forbidden","message":"[index_closed_exception] closed, ...

```

some index like this

```auto
"real-index-name-000001"
    "aliases": {
      "search-alias": {},
   }
status : open

```

some index like this

```auto
"real-index-name-000001"
    "aliases": {
      "search-alias": {},
   }
status : close

```

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but index pattern search-alias\* will work

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**Author:** ![tylersmalley](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tylersmalley/32/8833_2.png) [@tylersmalley](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tylersmalley)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2017, 4:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-refresh-field-list-not-work-for-some-index-pattern/109098/2 "2017-11-28T04:03:24Z")

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Sounds like your `search-alias` contains a closed index. You will want to remove the closed indices from the alias before closing them.

[http://localhost:9200/\_cat/indices/search-alias](http://localhost:9200/_cat/indices/search-alias)

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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:** [December 26, 2017, 4:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-refresh-field-list-not-work-for-some-index-pattern/109098/3 "2017-12-26T04:03:27Z")

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Closed on December 26, 2017, 4:03am UTC

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