# Missing authentication token for REST request \[/\_bulk\]

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/missing-authentication-token-for-rest-request--bulk/97706>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [August 21, 2017, 4:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/missing-authentication-token-for-rest-request--bulk/97706 "2017-08-21T04:00:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![jefry\_he](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5e9695/32.png) [@jefry\_he](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jefry_he)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2017, 4:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/missing-authentication-token-for-rest-request--bulk/97706/1 "2017-08-21T04:00:49Z")

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ES 5.5.2

error:missing authentication token for REST request [/\_bulk]

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/5/9/5958730df1c7d4054eb2951f72131c3b36e27c89.png)

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**Author:** ![TimV](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/timv/32/13162_2.png) [@TimV](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/TimV)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2017, 5:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/missing-authentication-token-for-rest-request--bulk/97706/2 "2017-08-21T05:03:17Z")

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I'm sorry, I don't understand the purpose of your post.

Is this a problem that you are encountering, or a question you have?

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**Author:** ![jefry\_he](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5e9695/32.png) [@jefry\_he](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jefry_he)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 10:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/missing-authentication-token-for-rest-request--bulk/97706/3 "2017-08-22T10:38:10Z")

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When the data synchronizes to elastic via fluend, it reports an error.The prompt message shows that:missing authentication token for REST request [\_bulk];Superuser is the account role which is specified by Account System

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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:** [September 19, 2017, 10:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/missing-authentication-token-for-rest-request--bulk/97706/4 "2017-09-19T10:38:12Z")

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