Failed to execute bulk request . – How to solve related issues

Opster Team

Jan-20, Version: 1.7-8.0

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Briefly, this error occurs when Elasticsearch is unable to execute a bulk request, which can be due to a variety of issues, such as problems with the bulk request format or problems with the data being indexed. To resolve this issue, you can try to reformat the bulk request or check the data being indexed for errors.

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This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” Failed to execute bulk request . ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: bulk, handler and request.

Log Context

Log “Failed to execute bulk request {}.” classname is BulkRequestHandler.java.
We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :

         } catch (InterruptedException e) {
            Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
            logger.info(() -> new ParameterizedMessage("Bulk request {} has been cancelled."; executionId); e);
            listener.afterBulk(executionId; bulkRequest; e);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            logger.warn(() -> new ParameterizedMessage("Failed to execute bulk request {}."; executionId); e);
            listener.afterBulk(executionId; bulkRequest; e);
        } finally {
            if (bulkRequestSetupSuccessful == false) {  // if we fail on client.bulk() release the semaphore
                toRelease.run();
            }




 

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