# TypeError: "field" is a required parameter (error)

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/typeerror-field-is-a-required-parameter-error/80769>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [March 31, 2017, 3:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/typeerror-field-is-a-required-parameter-error/80769 "2017-03-31T03:32:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![GregMeadows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5e925/32.png) [@GregMeadows](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/GregMeadows)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2017, 3:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/typeerror-field-is-a-required-parameter-error/80769/1 "2017-03-31T03:32:01Z")

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Same error in 5.2/5.3 and with different datasets. I have specified the default @timestamp field

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**Author:** ![shaunak](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/shaunak/32/6643_2.png) [@shaunak](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/shaunak)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2017, 1:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/typeerror-field-is-a-required-parameter-error/80769/2 "2017-03-31T13:36:19Z")

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I think you might be running into this bug: [https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/9571](https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/9571). If you have a GitHub account, you might want to subscribe to that issue so you'll get notified when it is resolved.

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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:** [April 28, 2017, 1:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/typeerror-field-is-a-required-parameter-error/80769/3 "2017-04-28T13:36:23Z")

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