Briefly, this error occurs when you’re trying to use a pipe character “|” in Elasticsearch, which is not supported. Elasticsearch uses JSON-based REST API for communication, and the pipe character is not a valid character in JSON. To resolve this issue, you can either remove the pipe character from your query or replace it with a supported character or operator. If you’re trying to perform multiple operations, consider breaking them down into separate queries or using the bulk API.
This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” Pipe [{}] is not supported ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: parser, plugin.
Log Context
Log “Pipe [{}] is not supported” class name is LogicalPlanBuilder.java. We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :
case TAIL_PIPE -> {
Expression tailLimit = pipeIntArgument(source(ctx); name; ctx.booleanExpression());
// negate the limit
return new Tail(source(ctx); tailLimit; plan);
}
default -> throw new ParsingException(source(ctx); "Pipe [{}] is not supported"; name);
}
} private Expression onlyOnePipeArgument(Source source; String pipeName; List exps) {
int size = CollectionUtils.isEmpty(exps) ? 0 : exps.size();
