elasticsearch config_error ai_generated true

InvalidAliasNameException: alias action failed

ID: elasticsearch/alias-action-failed

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85%Fix Rate
88%Confidence
3Evidence
2023-01-01First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
8 active — — —

Root Cause

Alias operation failed due to naming conflict or missing index.

generic

Workarounds

  1. 92% success Use atomic alias swap: POST _aliases with remove+add actions
  2. 88% success Check existing aliases: GET _cat/aliases

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. Delete all aliases and recreate 82% fail

    Breaks running applications

  2. Use index name directly 72% fail

    Loses alias routing benefits