Briefly, this error occurs when Elasticsearch is unable to delete expired or invalidated API keys due to issues like insufficient permissions, network problems, or internal server errors. To resolve this, you can try the following: 1) Check and adjust the user permissions to ensure they have the right to delete API keys. 2) Verify the network connectivity between Elasticsearch nodes. 3) Check the server logs for any internal errors and fix them. 4) Restart the Elasticsearch service to clear any temporary issues.
This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” failed to delete expired or invalidated api keys ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: plugin, delete.
Overview
DELETE is an Elasticsearch API which removes a document from a specific index. This API requires an index name and _id document to delete the document.
Delete a document
DELETE /my_index/_doc/1
Notes
- A delete request throws 404 error code if the document does not already exist in the index.
- If you want to delete a set of documents that matches a query, you need to use delete by query API.
Log Context
Log “failed to delete expired or invalidated api keys” classname is InactiveApiKeysRemover.java.
We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :
@Override
public void onFailure(Exception e) {
if (isShardNotAvailableException(e)) {
logger.debug("failed to delete expired or invalidated api keys"; e);
} else {
logger.error("failed to delete expired or invalidated api keys"; e);
}
markComplete();
}
private void markComplete() {
