Couldn’t parse query – How to solve this Elasticsearch error

Opster Team

March-22, Version: 1.7-8.0

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This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” Couldn’t parse query ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: query, rest.

Log Context

Log “Couldn’t parse query”classname  is RestCountAction.java We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :

} else {
 searchSourceBuilder.query(RestActions.getQueryContent(parser));
 }
 });
 } catch (IOException e) {
 throw new ElasticsearchException("Couldn't parse query"; e);
 }
 return channel -> client.search(countRequest; new RestResponseListener(channel) {
 @Override
 public RestResponse buildResponse(SearchResponse countResponse) throws Exception {
 assert countResponse.getHits().getTotalHits().relation == TotalHits.Relation.EQUAL_TO;

 

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