# Unknown field , parser not found

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unknown-field-parser-not-found/166857>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [February 3, 2019, 8:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unknown-field-parser-not-found/166857 "2019-02-03T08:39:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![li\_jessen2016](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/li_jessen2016/32/38817_2.png) [@li\_jessen2016](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/li_jessen2016)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2019, 8:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unknown-field-parser-not-found/166857/1 "2019-02-03T08:39:33Z")

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When I follow the instructions in the getting started with elasticsearch video on [https://www.elastic.co/webinars/getting-started-elasticsearch](https://www.elastic.co/webinars/getting-started-elasticsearch). I found that:  
"type": "x\_content\_parse\_exception",  
"reason": "[10:9] [field\_sort] unknown field [coordinates], parser not found"

My query is:  
GET /inspections/\_doc/\_search  
{  
"query":{  
"match": {  
"business\_name": "Express"  
}  
},  
"sort":[  
{  
"_geo\_distance_": {  
"coordinates":{  
"lat": 37.800175,  
"lon": -122.409081  
},  
"order": "asc",  
"unit": "km",  
"distance\_type": "plane"  
}  
}  
]

}  
Why?

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**Author:** ![li\_jessen2016](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/li_jessen2016/32/38817_2.png) [@li\_jessen2016](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/li_jessen2016)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2019, 4:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unknown-field-parser-not-found/166857/2 "2019-02-03T16:43:09Z")

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Solved it. The error arose from a spelling mistake: _geo\_distance_, with a surplus of a tailing \_ , should be \_geo\_distance instead.

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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:** [March 3, 2019, 4:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unknown-field-parser-not-found/166857/3 "2019-03-03T16:43:14Z")

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