# Newline is missing when adding file in bulk API

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/newline-is-missing-when-adding-file-in-bulk-api/120018>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [February 15, 2018, 3:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/newline-is-missing-when-adding-file-in-bulk-api/120018 "2018-02-15T15:42:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![tomak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@tomak](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tomak)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2018, 3:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/newline-is-missing-when-adding-file-in-bulk-api/120018/1 "2018-02-15T15:42:35Z")

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I want to add the following line which is in a separate JSON file using the bulk API

```
{"index":{"_id":"53e23f5ae4b0ef99cb360835"}}

```

I use the command

```
curl -XPOST -H 'Content-Type: application/json' localhost:9200/cheapest_offers/_bulk --data-binary Downloads/test/test.json

```

And get the error

```
{"error":{"root_cause":[{"type":"illegal_argument_exception","reason":"The bulk request must be terminated by a newline [\n]"}],"type":"illegal_argument_exception","reason":"The bulk request must be terminated by a newline [\n]"},"status":400}

```

**PS: The file clearly contains an empty line at the end!**

Can anyone explain this?

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2018, 4:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/newline-is-missing-when-adding-file-in-bulk-api/120018/2 "2018-02-15T16:14:13Z")

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Could you share your file here?

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**Author:** ![tomak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@tomak](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tomak)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2018, 4:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/newline-is-missing-when-adding-file-in-bulk-api/120018/3 "2018-02-15T16:15:44Z")

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what is the best way to do that? sorry I'm new to this site

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2018, 4:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/newline-is-missing-when-adding-file-in-bulk-api/120018/4 "2018-02-15T16:28:44Z")

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Copy the full content as it is to [gist.github.com](http://gist.github.com)  
Or share it on whatever sharing binary site

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**Author:** ![tomak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@tomak](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tomak)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2018, 4:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/newline-is-missing-when-adding-file-in-bulk-api/120018/5 "2018-02-15T16:31:41Z")

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> <https://gist.github.com/anonymous/b454aa6be7d9d6a7ef44ad075c028136>

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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:** [February 15, 2018, 5:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/newline-is-missing-when-adding-file-in-bulk-api/120018/6 "2018-02-15T17:41:41Z")

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Is that the only line in your file? Where is the data you want to index? Have a look at the examples in [the documentation](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/6.2/docs-bulk.html). The only action that does not require data is a delete as far as I can remember.

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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 15, 2018, 5:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/newline-is-missing-when-adding-file-in-bulk-api/120018/7 "2018-03-15T17:41:43Z")

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