# Uri is not valid, Host is not specified

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/uri-is-not-valid-host-is-not-specified/287385>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Tags:** docker\
**Created:** [October 22, 2021, 4:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/uri-is-not-valid-host-is-not-specified/287385 "2021-10-22T04:14:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![DeepakStile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@DeepakStile](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DeepakStile)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 4:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/uri-is-not-valid-host-is-not-specified/287385/1 "2021-10-22T04:14:48Z")

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Failed to execute action {:action=\>LogStash::PipelineAction::Create/pipeline\_id:XXXXX, :exception=\>"Java::JavaLang::IllegalStateException", :message=\>"Unable to configure plugins: (ArgumentError) URI is not valid - host is not specified", :backtrace=\>["org.logstash.config.ir.CompiledPipeline.(CompiledPipeline.java:119)", "org.logstash.execution.JavaBasePipelineExt.initialize(JavaBasePipelineExt.java:83)", "org.logstash.execution.JavaBasePipelineExt$INVOKER$i$1$0$initialize.call(JavaBasePipelineExt$INVOKER$i$1$0$initialize.gen)",

Below is the Code i tried

output{  
amazon\_es {  
hosts =\> ["[https://vpc-XXXXXXXXXX-es-XXXXXXXXXX.us-east-1.es.amazonaws.com:443](https://vpc-XXXXXXXXXX-es-XXXXXXXXXX.us-east-1.es.amazonaws.com:443)"]  
ssl =\> true  
region =\> "us-east-1"  
index =\> "index-%{+YYYY.MM.dd}"  
aws\_access\_key\_id =\> "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"  
aws\_secret\_access\_key =\> "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"  
}  
}

Also i tried

output{  
amazon\_es {  
hosts =\> ["[https://vpc-XXXXXXXXXX-es-XXXXXXXXXX.us-east-1.es.amazonaws.com:443](https://vpc-XXXXXXXXXX-es-XXXXXXXXXX.us-east-1.es.amazonaws.com:443)"]  
ssl =\> true  
region =\> "us-east-1"  
index =\> "index-%{+YYYY.MM.dd}"  
aws\_access\_key\_id =\> "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"  
aws\_secret\_access\_key =\> "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"  
}  
}

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**Author:** ![Badger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/badger/32/25190_2.png) [@Badger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Badger)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 3:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/uri-is-not-valid-host-is-not-specified/287385/2 "2021-10-22T15:44:46Z")

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> [@DeepakStile](#):
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> hosts =\> ["[https://vpc-XXXXXXXXXX-es-XXXXXXXXXX.us-east-1.es.amazonaws.com:443](https://vpc-XXXXXXXXXX-es-XXXXXXXXXX.us-east-1.es.amazonaws.com:443)"]

The hosts option accepts host names, not URIs.

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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:** [November 19, 2021, 3:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/uri-is-not-valid-host-is-not-specified/287385/3 "2021-11-19T15:45:02Z")

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