# Validation failed because of missing type with bulk API

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/validation-failed-because-of-missing-type-with-bulk-api/118465>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [February 5, 2018, 1:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/validation-failed-because-of-missing-type-with-bulk-api/118465 "2018-02-05T13:54:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![val](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/val/32/138203_2.png) [@val](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/val)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 2:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/validation-failed-because-of-missing-type-with-bulk-api/118465/6 "2018-02-05T14:30:04Z")

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I guess it's better to ask another question, so we can keep a single subject per question.  
Feel free to reference your new question from this one, though.

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