Span not include must be of type span query – How to solve this Elasticsearch exception

Opster Team

August-23, Version: 6.8-8.9

Briefly, this error occurs when the “include” clause of a “span_not” query in Elasticsearch is not of the type “span” query. The “span_not” query requires two span queries, “include” and “exclude”. To resolve this issue, ensure that the query provided in the “include” clause is a valid span query. Check your query syntax and structure. If you’re using a non-span query, consider converting it into a span query or use a different type of query that suits your needs.

This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” span_not [include] must be of type span query ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: query, index.

Log Context

Log “span_not [include] must be of type span query” class name is SpanNotQueryBuilder.java. We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :

 currentFieldName = parser.currentName();
 } else if (token == XContentParser.Token.START_OBJECT) {
 if (INCLUDE_FIELD.match(currentFieldName; parser.getDeprecationHandler())) {
 QueryBuilder query = parseInnerQueryBuilder(parser);
 if (query instanceof SpanQueryBuilder == false) {
 throw new ParsingException(parser.getTokenLocation(); "span_not [include] must be of type span query");
 }
 include = (SpanQueryBuilder) query;
 checkNoBoost(NAME; currentFieldName; parser; include);
 } else if (EXCLUDE_FIELD.match(currentFieldName; parser.getDeprecationHandler())) {
 QueryBuilder query = parseInnerQueryBuilder(parser);

 

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