# Reindex error!

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reindex-error/241125>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [July 14, 2020, 11:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reindex-error/241125 "2020-07-14T11:56:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Alexandros888](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Alexandros888](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Alexandros888)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2020, 11:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reindex-error/241125/1 "2020-07-14T11:56:24Z")

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Hello,

I use elk version: v 7.7.1

I am using this command to reindex:

```
POST _reindex
{
"source": {
  "index": "logs-gelf-2020.07.06-000057"
}, 
"dest": {
  "index": "tempconnect5"
}
}

```

But i get that response:

```
{
  "error" : {
    "root_cause" : [
      {
        "type" : "parse_exception",
        "reason" : "request body is required"
      }
    ],
    "type" : "parse_exception",
    "reason" : "request body is required"
  },
  "status" : 400
}

```

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/4/3/4346ae4aa916676eacd88204074d915655551582.png)  
When i search for the tempconnect5 index i see it in index management:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/2/1/21b0e8404d94f1fb8784cf5a0b000a9ddfdfabf9.png)

but doesnt have the size of the original index named: logs-gelf-2020.07.06-000057

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/7/1/712cd32e0f67578332a278614fa0469b3bf25eb7.png)

what am i doing wrong?

Thank you

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2020, 1:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reindex-error/241125/2 "2020-07-15T01:53:30Z")

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That seems really weird. What do your Elasticsearch logs show at about the time you ran the reindex?

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**Author:** ![Alexandros888](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Alexandros888](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Alexandros888)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2020, 6:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reindex-error/241125/3 "2020-07-15T06:44:00Z")

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Hello Mark,

i reproduce one case in order to check the elasticsearch logs as you proposed.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/3/c/3ceb1aa04c22273ade0812a08ea7291305f2dcd8.png)

I gave my name to the new index to trace logs quicker

The results are the following:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/a/3/a3091bccbf87ab90114dedb25b412a15a7c20448.png)

Any help?

Thank you

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**Author:** ![Alexandros888](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Alexandros888](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Alexandros888)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2020, 7:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reindex-error/241125/4 "2020-07-15T07:05:49Z")

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In order also to provide newest update on the initial index tempconnect5 i see now in index management that it is fully created and usable.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/5/9/590b9373e12d467e787f4ee54442be695babbd2a.png)

I just cant explain why i have that 400 error message during the reindex operation..

Thank you

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2020, 7:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reindex-error/241125/5 "2020-07-15T07:06:57Z")

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You need to check your Elasticsearch logs.

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**Author:** ![Alexandros888](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Alexandros888](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Alexandros888)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2020, 7:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reindex-error/241125/6 "2020-07-15T07:09:39Z")

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I did send them before  
here they are:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/a/3/a3091bccbf87ab90114dedb25b412a15a7c20448.png)

thank you

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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:** [August 12, 2020, 7:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reindex-error/241125/7 "2020-08-12T07:09:41Z")

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