# Transform error: "could not start transform, not a transform node"

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/transform-error-could-not-start-transform-not-a-transform-node/287187>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** transforms\
**Created:** [October 20, 2021, 10:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/transform-error-could-not-start-transform-not-a-transform-node/287187 "2021-10-20T10:51:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![AmrIbra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/97f17d/32.png) [@AmrIbra](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/AmrIbra)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2021, 10:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/transform-error-could-not-start-transform-not-a-transform-node/287187/1 "2021-10-20T10:51:39Z")

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I'm getting this error every time I try to start a transform.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/a/8/a8b56b7b30f4f0d1f7da3962a406bceba950bdf1.png)

What could be the reason for that?

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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:** [October 20, 2021, 11:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/transform-error-could-not-start-transform-not-a-transform-node/287187/2 "2021-10-20T23:55:47Z")

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Welcome to our community! 😃

That'd likely be referring to [Set up transforms | Elasticsearch Guide [7.15] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.15/transform-setup.html#transform-setup-nodes)

You can easily check what roles your nodes have using [cat nodes API | Elasticsearch Guide [7.15] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.15/cat-nodes.html)

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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:** [November 17, 2021, 11:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/transform-error-could-not-start-transform-not-a-transform-node/287187/3 "2021-11-17T23:56:03Z")

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