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Rejected requests
editRejected requests
editWhen Elasticsearch rejects a request, it stops the operation and returns an error with a
429 response code. Rejected requests are commonly caused by:
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A depleted thread pool. A depleted
searchorwritethread pool returns aTOO_MANY_REQUESTSerror message. - A circuit breaker error.
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High indexing pressure that exceeds the
indexing_pressure.memory.limit.
Check rejected tasks
editTo check the number of rejected tasks for each thread pool, use the
cat thread pool API. A high ratio of rejected to
completed tasks, particularly in the search and write thread pools, means
Elasticsearch regularly rejects requests.
response = client.cat.thread_pool( v: true, h: 'id,name,active,rejected,completed' ) puts response
GET /_cat/thread_pool?v=true&h=id,name,active,rejected,completed
Prevent rejected requests
editFix high CPU and memory usage
If Elasticsearch regularly rejects requests and other tasks, your cluster likely has high CPU usage or high JVM memory pressure. For tips, see High CPU usage and High JVM memory pressure.
Prevent circuit breaker errors
If you regularly trigger circuit breaker errors, see Circuit breaker errors for tips on diagnosing and preventing them.