Value must be of type String: ” + parameterName + ” – How to solve this Elasticsearch error

Opster Team

July-20, Version: 1.7-8.0

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Briefly, this error indicates that a parameter used in the Elasticsearch query must be of type string, but a different data type was used. Elasticsearch supports various data types like text, numeric, and date, and using an incorrect data type can cause the query to fail. To resolve this error, review the Elasticsearch query and ensure that the parameter is of type string.

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This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” Value must be of type String: ” + parameterName + ” ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: reindex and index.


Log Context

Log “Value must be of type String: [” + parameterName + “]”classname  is RestUpdateByQueryAction.java We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :

Object parameterValue = entry.getValue();
 if (Script.LANG_PARSE_FIELD.match(parameterName; LoggingDeprecationHandler.INSTANCE)) {
 if (parameterValue instanceof String || parameterValue == null) {
 lang = (String) parameterValue;
 } else {
 throw new ElasticsearchParseException("Value must be of type String: [" + parameterName + "]");
 }
 } else if (Script.PARAMS_PARSE_FIELD.match(parameterName; LoggingDeprecationHandler.INSTANCE)) {
 if (parameterValue instanceof Map || parameterValue == null) {
 params = (Map) parameterValue;
 } else {

 

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