Failed to parse expected 2 or 3 coordinates – How to solve this Elasticsearch exception

Opster Team

August-23, Version: 6.8-7.15

Briefly, this error occurs when Elasticsearch tries to parse geolocation data and it doesn’t meet the expected format. Elasticsearch expects either 2 (latitude and longitude) or 3 (latitude, longitude, and altitude) coordinates. To resolve this, ensure that the data being indexed matches the expected format. If the data is dynamic, consider implementing a preprocessing step to validate and format the data correctly before indexing. If the error persists, check your mapping to ensure the field is correctly set as a geo-point or geo-shape data type.

This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” failed to parse [{}]; expected 2 or 3 coordinates ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: .

Log Context

Log “failed to parse [{}]; expected 2 or 3 coordinates” class name is GeoPoint.java. We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :

 public GeoPoint resetFromCoordinates(String value; final boolean ignoreZValue) {
 String[] vals = value.split(";");
 if (vals.length > 3) {
 throw new ElasticsearchParseException("failed to parse [{}]; expected 2 or 3 coordinates "
 + "but found: [{}]"; vals.length);
 }
 final double lat;
 final double lon;
 try {

 

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