# RoutingMissingException

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/routingmissingexception/7660>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [May 11, 2012, 12:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/routingmissingexception/7660 "2012-05-11T12:45:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![nmz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nmz/32/2842_2.png) [@nmz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nmz)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2012, 12:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/routingmissingexception/7660/1 "2012-05-11T12:45:56Z")

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While indexing the document : name I get RoutingMissingException,  
can any one help?

Exception in thread "Main Thread"  
org.elasticsearch.action.RoutingMissingException: routing is required  
for [abc]/[name]/[A-1401]

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**Author:** ![Benjamin\_Deveze](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/benjamin_deveze/32/1577_2.png) [@Benjamin\_Deveze](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Benjamin_Deveze)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2012, 12:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/routingmissingexception/7660/2 "2012-05-11T12:49:58Z")

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If you have configured the routing field to be required you need to  
provide a routing value when indexing a document. Does it help?

On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 2:45 PM, nmz [s.namitha.s@gmail.com](mailto:s.namitha.s@gmail.com) wrote:

> While indexing the document : name I get RoutingMissingException,  
> can any one help?
> 
> Exception in thread "Main Thread"  
> org.elasticsearch.action.RoutingMissingException: routing is required  
> for [abc]/[name]/[A-1401]

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Benjamin DEVEZE

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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:** [July 6, 2017, 3:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/routingmissingexception/7660/3 "2017-07-06T03:29:14Z")

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