# Snapshot deletion fails with remote\_transport\_exception and number\_format\_exception

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-deletion-fails-with-remote-transport-exception-and-number-format-exception/195008>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [August 13, 2019, 10:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-deletion-fails-with-remote-transport-exception-and-number-format-exception/195008 "2019-08-13T10:34:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![shevah](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/shevah/32/52188_2.png) [@shevah](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/shevah)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2019, 10:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-deletion-fails-with-remote-transport-exception-and-number-format-exception/195008/1 "2019-08-13T10:34:56Z")

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Hey,  
Upon deleting a snapshot (stored in S3) using the DELETE API we get the following error:

```
{
"error": {
"root_cause": [
    {
        "type": "remote_transport_exception",
        "reason": "[PROD-master-elastic1][xx.xx.xx.xx:9300][cluster:admin/snapshot/delete]"
    }
],
"type": "number_format_exception",
"reason":"For input string: \"2\""
},
"status": 400
} 

```

There are no additional logs that seem relevant.  
Elasticsearch 5.6.9

Any ideas?

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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:** [August 13, 2019, 10:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-deletion-fails-with-remote-transport-exception-and-number-format-exception/195008/2 "2019-08-13T10:54:47Z")

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Welcome!

Could you share what exact query you sent to the cluster?

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**Author:** ![shevah](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/shevah/32/52188_2.png) [@shevah](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/shevah)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2019, 11:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-deletion-fails-with-remote-transport-exception-and-number-format-exception/195008/3 "2019-08-13T11:07:40Z")

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Thanks,

DELETE on [http://elasticsearch1:9200/\_snapshot/snap-repo/snap-name](http://elasticsearch1:9200/_snapshot/snap-repo/snap-name)

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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 10, 2019, 11:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-deletion-fails-with-remote-transport-exception-and-number-format-exception/195008/4 "2019-09-10T11:07:47Z")

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Closed on September 10, 2019, 11:07am UTC

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