Could not parse message attachment field found field but no is – How to solve this Elasticsearch exception

Opster Team

August-23, Version: 6.8-7.15

Briefly, this error occurs when Elasticsearch is unable to parse a specific field in the message attachment. This could be due to incorrect field mapping or the field data type not matching the mapping. To resolve this issue, you can check the mapping of the index to ensure it matches the data type of the field. If the field is not necessary, you can also ignore it during indexing. Alternatively, you can reindex the data with the correct mapping.

This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” could not parse message attachment field. found field [{}]; but no [{}] is ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: plugin.

Log Context

Log “could not parse message attachment field. found field [{}]; but no [{}] is” class name is Attachment.java. We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :

 currentFieldName);
 }
 }
 if (authorName == null) {
 if (authorLink != null) {
 throw new ElasticsearchParseException("could not parse message attachment field. found field [{}]; but no [{}] is " +
 "defined"; XField.AUTHOR_LINK; XField.AUTHOR_NAME);
 }
 if (authorIcon != null) {
 throw new ElasticsearchParseException("could not parse message attachment field. found field [{}]; but no [{}] is " +
 "defined"; XField.AUTHOR_ICON; XField.AUTHOR_NAME);

 

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