# UpdateRequest with JSON in JavaAPIClient getting parsing error

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/updaterequest-with-json-in-javaapiclient-getting-parsing-error/352533>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** language-clients\
**Created:** [February 5, 2024, 12:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/updaterequest-with-json-in-javaapiclient-getting-parsing-error/352533 "2024-02-05T12:33:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Krishna\_Sailesh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/krishna_sailesh/32/110056_2.png) [@Krishna\_Sailesh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Krishna_Sailesh)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2024, 12:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/updaterequest-with-json-in-javaapiclient-getting-parsing-error/352533/1 "2024-02-05T12:33:38Z")

</div>

I am trying to update the existing record with Java API client but getting the below issue.

index record json

```auto
{
  
  "docId": "1",
  "id": 1,
  "name": "aegon",
  "details": {
    "id":1234
  }
}

```

```auto
// update json
   String json1 = "{\"details\": {\n" +
                " \"ID\":123\n" +
                " }}";
// api client call

        `client.update(i -> i.index("searchindex").id("348").withJson(new StringReader(json1)),JsonObject.class);`

```

error

```auto
Exception in thread "main" co.elastic.clients.json.JsonpMappingException: Error deserializing co.elastic.clients.elasticsearch.core.UpdateRequest: Unknown field 'details' (JSON path: details) (line no=1, column no=20, offset=19)
	at co.elastic.clients.json.ObjectDeserializer.parseUnknownField(ObjectDeserializer.java:233)
	at co.elastic.clients.json.ObjectDeserializer.deserialize(ObjectDeserializer.java:190)
	at co.elastic.clients.util.WithJsonObjectBuilderBase.withJson(WithJsonObjectBuilderBase.java:54)
	at co.elastic.clients.json.WithJson.withJson(WithJson.java:57)
	at org.example.Main.lambda$main$0(Main.java:39)
	at co.elastic.clients.elasticsearch.ElasticsearchClient.update(ElasticsearchClient.java:2218)
	at org.example.Main.main(Main.java:39)

```

can you please help me how to write the update request?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![ltrotta](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ltrotta/32/124003_2.png) [@ltrotta](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ltrotta)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2024, 3:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/updaterequest-with-json-in-javaapiclient-getting-parsing-error/352533/2 "2024-02-05T15:11:36Z")

</div>

Hello Krishna,

When using `.withJson()` the client expects the same syntax as the Rest API, so in your case the json containing the update should be wrapped with "doc" as explained in the [documentation](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/docs-update.html#_update_part_of_a_document), which results in json1 being:

```
    String json1 = "{\n" +
        " \"doc\": {\n" +
        " \"details\": {\n" +
        " \"ID\":123\n" +
        " }\n" +
        " }\n" +
        "}";

```

This works, however since the java client has its own syntax I'd suggest switching from the json approach to the java client one, by creating a class for the Record and then using that for updates, for example:

```
    esClient.update(u -> u
        .index("test-update")
        .id("1")
        .doc(record)
        , Record.class);

```

with `record` being the updated object.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Krishna\_Sailesh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/krishna_sailesh/32/110056_2.png) [@Krishna\_Sailesh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Krishna_Sailesh)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2024, 9:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/updaterequest-with-json-in-javaapiclient-getting-parsing-error/352533/3 "2024-02-06T09:22:32Z")

</div>

Hello Laura

Thanks for the reply, i am thinking of implementing generic request, so i can't use dto object class in the request preparation a I have tried withJson u suggested with doc in json

```auto
    String json1 = "{\n" +
                " \"doc\": {\n" +
                " \"details\": {\n" +
                " \"ID\":123\n" +
                " }\n" +
                " }\n" +
                "}";

      

        client.update(i -> i.index("searchresources").id("348").withJson(new StringReader(json1)),JsonObject.class);

```

I am getting below error

```auto
Exception in thread "main" co.elastic.clients.elasticsearch._types.ElasticsearchException: [es/update] failed: [document_missing_exception] [348]: document missing
	at co.elastic.clients.transport.ElasticsearchTransportBase.getApiResponse(ElasticsearchTransportBase.java:338)
	at co.elastic.clients.transport.ElasticsearchTransportBase.performRequest(ElasticsearchTransportBase.java:140)
	at co.elastic.clients.elasticsearch.ElasticsearchClient.update(ElasticsearchClient.java:2201)
	at co.elastic.clients.elasticsearch.ElasticsearchClient.update(ElasticsearchClient.java:2218)
	at org.example.Main.main(Main.java:49)

```

I also tried with .doc with and without doc in JSON, getting error as well.

```auto
String json1 = "{\n" +
                " \"doc\": {\n" +
                " \"details\": {\n" +
                " \"ID\":123\n" +
                " }\n" +
                " }\n" +
                "}";

        JsonObject j = (JsonObject) JsonParser.parseString(json1);
      
        client.update(i -> i.index("searchresources").id("348").doc(j),JsonObject.class);

```

error 2

```auto
Exception in thread "main" jakarta.json.JsonException: Jackson exception
	at co.elastic.clients.json.jackson.JacksonUtils.convertException(JacksonUtils.java:39)
	at co.elastic.clients.json.jackson.JacksonJsonpMapper.serialize(JacksonJsonpMapper.java:100)
	at co.elastic.clients.json.JsonpUtils.serialize(JsonpUtils.java:219)
	at co.elastic.clients.elasticsearch.core.UpdateRequest.serializeInternal(UpdateRequest.java:370)
	at co.elastic.clients.elasticsearch.core.UpdateRequest.serialize(UpdateRequest.java:352)
	at co.elastic.clients.json.JsonpMapperBase$JsonpSerializableSerializer.serialize(JsonpMapperBase.java:122)
	at co.elastic.clients.json.JsonpMapperBase$JsonpSerializableSerializer.serialize(JsonpMapperBase.java:119)
	at co.elastic.clients.json.jackson.JacksonJsonpMapper.serialize(JacksonJsonpMapper.java:92)
	at co.elastic.clients.transport.ElasticsearchTransportBase.prepareTransportRequest(ElasticsearchTransportBase.java:258)
	at co.elastic.clients.transport.ElasticsearchTransportBase.performRequest(ElasticsearchTransportBase.java:134)
	at co.elastic.clients.elasticsearch.ElasticsearchClient.update(ElasticsearchClient.java:2201)
	at co.elastic.clients.elasticsearch.ElasticsearchClient.update(ElasticsearchClient.java:2218)
	at org.example.Main.main(Main.java:49)
Caused by: com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonMappingException: JsonObject (through reference chain: com.google.gson.JsonObject["asString"])
	at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonMappingException.wrapWithPath(JsonMappingException.java:402)
	at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonMappingException.wrapWithPath(JsonMappingException.java:361)
	at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.StdSerializer.wrapAndThrow(StdSerializer.java:323)
	at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.BeanSerializerBase.serializeFields(BeanSerializerBase.java:778)
	at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.BeanSerializer.serialize(BeanSerializer.java:183)
	at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.DefaultSerializerProvider._serialize(DefaultSerializerProvider.java:502)
	at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.DefaultSerializerProvider.serializeValue(DefaultSerializerProvider.java:341)
	at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper.writeValue(ObjectMapper.java:3362)
	at co.elastic.clients.json.jackson.JacksonJsonpMapper.serialize(JacksonJsonpMapper.java:98)
	... 11 more
Caused by: java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException: JsonObject
	at com.google.gson.JsonElement.getAsString(JsonElement.java:179)
	at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
	at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:77)
	at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
	at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:568)
	at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.BeanPropertyWriter.serializeAsField(BeanPropertyWriter.java:688)
	at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.BeanSerializerBase.serializeFields(BeanSerializerBase.java:770)
	... 16 more

```

request 3

```auto
        client.update(i -> i.index("searchresources").id("348").doc(new StringReader(json1)),JsonObject.class);

```

error 3

```auto
Exception in thread "main" jakarta.json.JsonException: Jackson exception
	at co.elastic.clients.json.jackson.JacksonUtils.convertException(JacksonUtils.java:39)
	at co.elastic.clients.json.jackson.JacksonJsonpMapper.serialize(JacksonJsonpMapper.java:100)
	at co.elastic.clients.json.JsonpUtils.serialize(JsonpUtils.java:219)
	at co.elastic.clients.elasticsearch.core.UpdateRequest.serializeInternal(UpdateRequest.java:370)
	at co.elastic.clients.elasticsearch.core.UpdateRequest.serialize(UpdateRequest.java:352)
	at co.elastic.clients.json.JsonpMapperBase$JsonpSerializableSerializer.serialize(JsonpMapperBase.java:122)
	at co.elastic.clients.json.JsonpMapperBase$JsonpSerializableSerializer.serialize(JsonpMapperBase.java:119)
	at co.elastic.clients.json.jackson.JacksonJsonpMapper.serialize(JacksonJsonpMapper.java:92)
	at co.elastic.clients.transport.ElasticsearchTransportBase.prepareTransportRequest(ElasticsearchTransportBase.java:258)
	at co.elastic.clients.transport.ElasticsearchTransportBase.performRequest(ElasticsearchTransportBase.java:134)
	at co.elastic.clients.elasticsearch.ElasticsearchClient.update(ElasticsearchClient.java:2201)
	at co.elastic.clients.elasticsearch.ElasticsearchClient.update(ElasticsearchClient.java:2218)
	at org.example.Main.main(Main.java:49)
Caused by: com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.exc.InvalidDefinitionException: No serializer found for class java.io.StringReader and no properties discovered to create BeanSerializer (to avoid exception, disable SerializationFeature.FAIL_ON_EMPTY_BEANS)
	at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.exc.InvalidDefinitionException.from(InvalidDefinitionException.java:77)
	at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.SerializerProvider.reportBadDefinition(SerializerProvider.java:1330)
	at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DatabindContext.reportBadDefinition(DatabindContext.java:414)
	at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.impl.UnknownSerializer.failForEmpty(UnknownSerializer.java:53)
	at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.impl.UnknownSerializer.serialize(UnknownSerializer.java:30)
	at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.DefaultSerializerProvider._serialize(DefaultSerializerProvider.java:502)
	at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.DefaultSerializerProvider.serializeValue(DefaultSerializerProvider.java:341)
	at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper.writeValue(ObjectMapper.java:3362)
	at co.elastic.clients.json.jackson.JacksonJsonpMapper.serialize(JacksonJsonpMapper.java:98)
	... 11 more

```

Thanks  
Krishna Jalla

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![ltrotta](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ltrotta/32/124003_2.png) [@ltrotta](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ltrotta)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2024, 9:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/updaterequest-with-json-in-javaapiclient-getting-parsing-error/352533/4 "2024-02-06T09:50:56Z")

</div>

Hey again!

The json structure I sent you should be fine, the error `[document_missing_exception] [348]: document missing` simply means that no document with id 348 exists in index `searchresources`. The `id` field in the update request must be the same as it was in the original document, so it was either specified at creation, or autogenerated by elasticsearch.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Krishna\_Sailesh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/krishna_sailesh/32/110056_2.png) [@Krishna\_Sailesh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Krishna_Sailesh)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2024, 12:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/updaterequest-with-json-in-javaapiclient-getting-parsing-error/352533/5 "2024-02-06T12:02:04Z")

</div>

@ltrotta

thanks it's working fine now with the new id. can i do it without adding doc in json?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2024, 12:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/updaterequest-with-json-in-javaapiclient-getting-parsing-error/352533/6 "2024-03-05T12:02:55Z")

</div>

This topic was automatically closed 28 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.