# Meaning of error "Unexpected character ('p' (code 112))"

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/meaning-of-error-unexpected-character-p-code-112/205313>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [October 25, 2019, 6:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/meaning-of-error-unexpected-character-p-code-112/205313 "2019-10-25T18:46:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![planetracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/fbc32d/32.png) [@planetracer](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/planetracer)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2019, 6:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/meaning-of-error-unexpected-character-p-code-112/205313/1 "2019-10-25T18:46:48Z")

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Here is the full error:  
{  
"error" : {  
"root\_cause" : [  
{  
"type" : "json\_parse\_exception",  
"reason" : "Unexpected character ('p' (code 112)): was expecting either '_' or '/' for a comment\n at [Source: org.elasticsearch.transport.netty4.ByteBufStreamInput@6ba8279e; line: 1, column: 66]"  
}  
],  
"type" : "json\_parse\_exception",  
"reason" : "Unexpected character ('p' (code 112)): was expecting either '_' or '/' for a comment\n at [Source: org.elasticsearch.transport.netty4.ByteBufStreamInput@6ba8279e; line: 1, column: 66]"  
},  
"status" : 500  
}

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2019, 12:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/meaning-of-error-unexpected-character-p-code-112/205313/2 "2019-10-26T12:59:54Z")

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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:** [November 23, 2019, 12:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/meaning-of-error-unexpected-character-p-code-112/205313/3 "2019-11-23T12:59:55Z")

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