Briefly, this error occurs when Elasticsearch is unable to parse an HTTP response due to a missing numeric field. This could be due to incorrect data formatting or a missing field in the response. To resolve this issue, you can: 1) Check the data source to ensure all required fields are present and correctly formatted. 2) Validate the HTTP response to ensure it contains all the necessary fields. 3) Review the Elasticsearch mapping to ensure it matches the data structure. 4) If the field is optional, adjust the Elasticsearch configuration to not require this field.
This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” could not parse http response. missing required numeric [{}] field holding the ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: plugin, response.
Log Context
Log “could not parse http response. missing required numeric [{}] field holding the” class name is HttpResponse.java. We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :
throw new ElasticsearchParseException("could not parse http response. unexpected token [{}]"; token);
}
} if (status < 0) {
throw new ElasticsearchParseException("could not parse http response. missing required numeric [{}] field holding the " +
"response's http status code"; Field.STATUS.getPreferredName());
}
return new HttpResponse(status; body; unmodifiableMap(headers));
}
