# Parse json files **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [October 21, 2015, 8:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/parse-json-files/32647 "2015-10-21T08:03:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![deseint](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/74df32/32.png) [@deseint](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/deseint)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 8:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/parse-json-files/32647/1 "2015-10-21T08:03:20Z")
Hello, I would like to parse a JSON file with ElasticSearch. In which directory must I put this file ? Because when I execute this command: POST /eurogiciel/test/ --data-binary @test.json or POST /eurogiciel/test/ -d @test.json In my SENSE dashboard,I've got this error message : {"error": "MapperParsingException[failed to parse]; nested: ElasticsearchParseException[Failed to derive xcontent]; ", "status": 400} NB: my test.json file contains : {"title": "billy","amount": 5.7} Thanks a lot for your help. ---
**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:** [October 21, 2015, 12:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/parse-json-files/32647/2 "2015-10-21T12:07:49Z")
Don't use SENSE in that case. Use CURL for example ---
**Author:** ![deseint](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/74df32/32.png) [@deseint](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/deseint)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 12:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/parse-json-files/32647/3 "2015-10-21T12:21:31Z")
Thank you for answer But even else where, my curl command doesn't work as I described the error message. So my question is : where am I supposed to put the files I want to import into ElasticSearch ? Is the data directory (C:\Program Files (x86)\elasticsearch-1.7.2\data) expected to store this files ? ---
**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:** [October 21, 2015, 12:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/parse-json-files/32647/4 "2015-10-21T12:39:59Z")
It's not a question related to elasticsearch here but to CURL. Here CURL under windows. I'd read the documentation about curl. I can't answer myself as I don't use this under windows ( and I have a limited usage of curl). BTW what do you want to achieve? Is it that you want to run that in production? I mean that with curl you can directly send the json content without needing a file for this. Answering to your question: you can store your file wherever you want. ---
**Author:** ![deseint](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/74df32/32.png) [@deseint](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/deseint)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 12:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/parse-json-files/32647/5 "2015-10-21T12:47:40Z")
Ok I would like to put my json files in this directory: C:\Program Files (x86)\elasticsearch-1.7.2\data\*.json This files are supposed to contain big data encoded in base64...(but for the moment I'm just making tests with a file.json very simple) How ElasticSearch knows where are this files ? Because the curl command doesn't specify the path I mean...strange no ? ---
**Author:** ![Camilo\_Sierra](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/camilo_sierra/32/14397_2.png) [@Camilo\_Sierra](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Camilo_Sierra)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 12:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/parse-json-files/32647/6 "2015-10-21T12:54:12Z")
when you use a curl function curl -XPOST '[http://jfblouvmlxecs01:9200/test/test/1](http://jfblouvmlxecs01:9200/test/test/1)' -d @lane.json \> that means that jane.json is in the current file where you made your curl ! but how says @dadoonet this is not about ES but about how execute commands ! 1. go to C:\Program Files (x86)\elasticsearch-1.7.2\ (your json is hear, ex : test.json) 2. stay in the same path, and execute your curl \> curl -XPOST '[http://jfblouvmlxecs01:9200/test/test/1](http://jfblouvmlxecs01:9200/test/test/1)' -d @test.json ---
**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:** [October 21, 2015, 1:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/parse-json-files/32647/7 "2015-10-21T13:11:13Z")
But please don't put any file in elasticsearch data dir. Put your files in whatever dir you want but not there. ---
**Author:** ![deseint](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/74df32/32.png) [@deseint](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/deseint)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 1:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/parse-json-files/32647/8 "2015-10-21T13:38:27Z")
Ok I understand. I executed my command curl via windows console like this : C:\Program Files (x86)\elasticsearch-1.7.2\data\>curl -XPOST '[http://localhost:9200/eurogiciel/cv/1](http://localhost:9200/eurogiciel/cv/1)' -d @test.json but this message error appears: 'curl' is not a command... So I've download curl.exe with GOW (version Gow-0.7.0.exe) And my command curl did work !! Thank you very much 😄 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 11:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/parse-json-files/32647/9 "2017-07-05T23:43:33Z")