# Unable to import to ES / Error occurred sending a bulk request to Elasticsearch

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-import-to-es-error-occurred-sending-a-bulk-request-to-elasticsearch/197565
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [August 30, 2019, 6:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-import-to-es-error-occurred-sending-a-bulk-request-to-elasticsearch/197565 "2019-08-30T18:12:14Z")
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### Author: ![guyboertje](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/guyboertje/32/31592_2.png) [@guyboertje](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/guyboertje)
#### Post date: [September 2, 2019, 9:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-import-to-es-error-occurred-sending-a-bulk-request-to-elasticsearch/197565/2 "2019-09-02T09:14:18Z")

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From...  
[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/connect/jdbc/understanding-data-type-differences?view=sql-server-2017#binary-string-types](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/connect/jdbc/understanding-data-type-differences?view=sql-server-2017#binary-string-types)  
I see that a MS Sqlserver timestamp data type maps to a JDBC Binary data type.

Then in this...

> <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/52739338/logstash-jdbc-adapter-varbinary-to-utf-8-mysql-to-elastic-import>

  
I see the same error message as you have and a solution.

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