Validation failed, source is missing? what does this mean

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1

Hi,
What does this error mean (es 1.3.2) when I do a delete by query?

DELETE such as /myIndex/type/_query

{
"query": {
"term": {
"term": "whatever"
}
}
}

RESPONSE

{

  • error: ActionRequestValidationException[Validation Failed: 1: source
    is missing;]
  • status: 500

}

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Hi ,

Can you paste the complete curl query.
I see this when i forget to put the -d flag for data.

Thanks
Vineeth

On Fri, Oct 3, 2014 at 9:04 PM, bitsofinfo.g@gmail.com wrote:

Hi,
What does this error mean (es 1.3.2) when I do a delete by query?

DELETE such as /myIndex/type/_query

{
"query": {
"term": {
"term": "whatever"
}
}
}

RESPONSE

{

  • error: ActionRequestValidationException[Validation Failed: 1: source
    is missing;]
  • status: 500

}

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I'm doing this through the es-head plugin, not curl

On Friday, October 3, 2014 10:05:42 AM UTC-6, vineeth mohan wrote:

Hi ,

Can you paste the complete curl query.
I see this when i forget to put the -d flag for data.

Thanks
Vineeth

On Fri, Oct 3, 2014 at 9:04 PM, <bitsof...@gmail.com <javascript:>> wrote:

Hi,
What does this error mean (es 1.3.2) when I do a delete by query?

DELETE such as /myIndex/type/_query

{
"query": {
"term": {
"term": "whatever"
}
}
}

RESPONSE

{

  • error: ActionRequestValidationException[Validation Failed: 1:
    source is missing;]
  • status: 500

}

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Even if i do it like this, same thing

DELETE /index/type/_query?term:value

On Friday, October 3, 2014 11:58:18 AM UTC-6, bitsof...@gmail.com wrote:

I'm doing this through the es-head plugin, not curl

On Friday, October 3, 2014 10:05:42 AM UTC-6, vineeth mohan wrote:

Hi ,

Can you paste the complete curl query.
I see this when i forget to put the -d flag for data.

Thanks
Vineeth

On Fri, Oct 3, 2014 at 9:04 PM, bitsof...@gmail.com wrote:

Hi,
What does this error mean (es 1.3.2) when I do a delete by query?

DELETE such as /myIndex/type/_query

{
"query": {
"term": {
"term": "whatever"
}
}
}

RESPONSE

{

  • error: ActionRequestValidationException[Validation Failed: 1:
    source is missing;]
  • status: 500

}

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