elastic/elasticsearch · error · ParsingException

Missing required field [script] for bucket_selector aggregat

Error message

Missing required field [script] for bucket_selector aggregation [{reducerName}]

What it means

Error "Missing required field [script] for bucket_selector aggregation [{reducerName}]" thrown in elastic/elasticsearch.

Source

Thrown at modules/aggregations/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/aggregations/pipeline/BucketSelectorPipelineAggregationBuilder.java:164

                    throw new ParsingException(
                        parser.getTokenLocation(),
                        "Unknown key for a " + token + " in [" + reducerName + "]: [" + currentFieldName + "]."
                    );
                }
            } else {
                throw new ParsingException(parser.getTokenLocation(), "Unexpected token " + token + " in [" + reducerName + "].");
            }
        }

        if (bucketsPathsMap == null) {
            throw new ParsingException(
                parser.getTokenLocation(),
                "Missing required field [" + BUCKETS_PATH.getPreferredName() + "] for bucket_selector aggregation [" + reducerName + "]"
            );
        }

        if (script == null) {
            throw new ParsingException(
                parser.getTokenLocation(),
                "Missing required field ["
                    + Script.SCRIPT_PARSE_FIELD.getPreferredName()
                    + "] for bucket_selector aggregation ["
                    + reducerName
                    + "]"
            );
        }

        BucketSelectorPipelineAggregationBuilder factory = new BucketSelectorPipelineAggregationBuilder(
            reducerName,
            bucketsPathsMap,
            script
        );
        if (gapPolicy != null) {
            factory.gapPolicy(gapPolicy);
        }
        return factory;

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at modules/aggregations/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/aggregations/pipeline/BucketSelectorPipelineAggregationBuilder.java:164 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of elastic/elasticsearch@db6a809a66 (2026-08-12). Data as JSON: /api/errors/a9be2ee0c13463c1. Report an issue: GitHub.