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This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” Timed out getting mappings ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: admin, indices, rest.
Log Context
Log “Timed out getting mappings”classname is RestGetMappingAction.java We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :
}
@Override
public XContentBuilder toXContent(XContentBuilder builder; Params params) throws IOException {
if (relativeTimeSupplierMillis.getAsLong() - startTimeMs > timeout.millis()) {
throw new ElasticsearchTimeoutException("Timed out getting mappings");
}
builder.startObject();
response.toXContent(builder; params);
builder.endObject();
