# MapperParsingException\[failed to parse\]

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/mapperparsingexception-failed-to-parse/12835>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [July 18, 2013, 5:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/mapperparsingexception-failed-to-parse/12835 "2013-07-18T05:28:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![signin\_vasanth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@signin\_vasanth](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/signin_vasanth)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2013, 5:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/mapperparsingexception-failed-to-parse/12835/1 "2013-07-18T05:28:36Z")

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Hi to All,

I am getting this error while sending \*PUT \*request in command prompt in \*windows  
\*by using \*curl \*command.Kindly send me what are the necessary initiatives  
taken care of to solve this issue and update me the preferrred one.

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**Author:** ![spinscale](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/spinscale/32/25011_2.png) [@spinscale](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/spinscale)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2013, 6:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/mapperparsingexception-failed-to-parse/12835/2 "2013-07-18T06:26:00Z")

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Hey,

providing the data you sent would be a good idea. Most likely the JSON data  
you supplied was either no valid JSON or had the wrong structure for the  
mapping action.

--Alex

On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 7:28 AM, Vasanthakumar Rajendran \<  
[signin.vasanth@gmail.com](mailto:signin.vasanth@gmail.com)\> wrote:

> Hi to All,
> 
> I am getting this error while sending \*PUT \*request in command prompt in \*windows  
> \*by using \*curl \*command.Kindly send me what are the necessary  
> initiatives taken care of to solve this issue and update me the preferrred  
> one.
> 
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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:** [July 6, 2017, 2:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/mapperparsingexception-failed-to-parse/12835/3 "2017-07-06T02:25:50Z")

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