# Graylog start error

**URL:** <https://community.graylog.org/t/graylog-start-error/19483>\
**Category:** Graylog Central (peer support)\
**Created:** [April 15, 2021, 5:05am UTC](https://community.graylog.org/t/graylog-start-error/19483 "2021-04-15T05:05:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![ttinywolf](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.graylog.org/ttinywolf/32/8391_2.png) [@ttinywolf](https://community.graylog.org/u/ttinywolf)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2021, 5:05am UTC](https://community.graylog.org/t/graylog-start-error/19483/1 "2021-04-15T05:05:55Z")

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Caused by: org.graylog.shaded.elasticsearch7.org.elasticsearch.client.ResponseException: method [GET], host [[http://elasticsearch:9200](http://elasticsearch:9200)], URI [/_cat/indices/graylog_\*?format=json&h=index%2Cstatus&s=index%2Cstatus&expand\_wildcards=all], status line [HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request]

{“error”:{“root\_cause”:[{“type”:“illegal\_argument\_exception”,“reason”:“request [/_cat/indices/graylog__] contains unrecognized parameter: [expand\_wildcards]"}],“type”:“illegal\_argument\_exception”,“reason”:"request [/cat/indices/graylog_] contains unrecognized parameter: [expand\_wildcards]”},“status”:400}

at org.graylog.shaded.elasticsearch7.org.elasticsearch.client.RestClient.convertResponse(RestClient.java:302) ~[?:?]

at org.graylog.shaded.elasticsearch7.org.elasticsearch.client.RestClient.performRequest(RestClient.java:272) ~[?:?]

at org.graylog.shaded.elasticsearch7.org.elasticsearch.client.RestClient.performRequest(RestClient.java:246) ~[?:?]

at org.graylog.storage.elasticsearch7.cat.CatApi.lambda$perform$4(CatApi.java:92) ~[?:?]

at org.graylog.storage.elasticsearch7.ElasticsearchClient.execute(ElasticsearchClient.java:97) ~[?:?]

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**Author:** ![gsmith](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.graylog.org/gsmith/32/1222_2.png) [@gsmith](https://community.graylog.org/u/gsmith)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2021, 5:10am UTC](https://community.graylog.org/t/graylog-start-error/19483/2 "2021-04-15T05:10:30Z")

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@ttinywolf  
Hello and welcome,

Unfortunately I do not understand what your asking.

Take a look here.

[https://community.graylog.org/t/community-guidelines/6649#details](https://community.graylog.org/t/community-guidelines/6649#details)

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/graylog/original/3X/c/7/c7c09c6b5099570133d6502b83f50ba4430de5b6.png) [@system](https://community.graylog.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 5:11am UTC](https://community.graylog.org/t/graylog-start-error/19483/3 "2021-04-29T05:11:09Z")

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Closed on April 29, 2021, 5:11am UTC

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