# Stackoverflow due to long request string

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/stackoverflow-due-to-long-request-string/364456>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** elastic-stack-alerting\
**Created:** [August 6, 2024, 9:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/stackoverflow-due-to-long-request-string/364456 "2024-08-06T09:21:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![futonirou.sarami](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/futonirou.sarami/32/136557_2.png) [@futonirou.sarami](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/futonirou.sarami)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 9:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/stackoverflow-due-to-long-request-string/364456/1 "2024-08-06T09:21:16Z")

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Occurrence  
Throwing a 4000 character query against an Elasticsearch data node causes a Stackoverflow and stops the Elasticsearch service.

Elasticsearch Version  
8.6.2

Requests  
1.Whether or not a similar problem occurs.  
2. Advice on how to resolve this issue

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**Author:** ![carly.richmond](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/carly.richmond/32/104935_2.png) [@carly.richmond](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/carly.richmond)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 9:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/stackoverflow-due-to-long-request-string/364456/2 "2024-08-06T09:22:19Z")

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Hi @futonirou.sarami,

Welcome to the community! Can you share the query that is causing the issue, along with the response and error text you see?

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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 6, 2024, 12:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/stackoverflow-due-to-long-request-string/364456/3 "2024-08-06T12:44:23Z")

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Also please upgrade to the latest version to see if this has been solved in the meantime.