# Unable to create S3 repository

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-create-s3-repository/145942>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [August 24, 2018, 4:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-create-s3-repository/145942 "2018-08-24T16:16:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![nareshm\_399](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nareshm_399/32/55066_2.png) [@nareshm\_399](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nareshm_399)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2018, 4:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-create-s3-repository/145942/1 "2018-08-24T16:16:48Z")

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{  
"error" : {  
"root\_cause" : [ {  
"type" : "repository\_exception",  
"reason" : "[logs\_backup] failed to create repository"  
} ],  
"type" : "repository\_exception",  
"reason" : "[logs\_backup] failed to create repository",  
"caused\_by" : {  
"type" : "illegal\_argument\_exception",  
"reason" : "Unknown [repository] type [s3]"  
}  
},  
"status" : 500  
}

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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 21, 2018, 4:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-create-s3-repository/145942/2 "2018-09-21T16:16:59Z")

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