Span within big must be of type span query – How to solve this Elasticsearch exception

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August-23, Version: 6.8-8.9

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Briefly, this error occurs when the ‘span_within’ query in Elasticsearch is not correctly formatted. The ‘span_within’ query requires a ‘span’ type query, but it seems that the query provided is not of this type. To resolve this issue, you should ensure that the query within the ‘span_within’ is a valid ‘span’ type query. This could involve checking the syntax and structure of your query, ensuring that it matches the required format for a ‘span’ query. Additionally, make sure that the field you are querying supports this type of query.

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This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” span_within [big] 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_within [big] must be of type span query” class name is SpanWithinQueryBuilder.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 (BIG_FIELD.match(currentFieldName; parser.getDeprecationHandler())) {
 QueryBuilder query = parseInnerQueryBuilder(parser);
 if (query instanceof SpanQueryBuilder == false) {
 throw new ParsingException(parser.getTokenLocation(); "span_within [big] must be of type span query");
 }
 big = (SpanQueryBuilder) query;
 checkNoBoost(NAME; currentFieldName; parser; big);
 } else if (LITTLE_FIELD.match(currentFieldName; parser.getDeprecationHandler())) {
 QueryBuilder query = parseInnerQueryBuilder(parser);

 

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