elastic/elasticsearch · error · IllegalArgumentException

path not supported for [{name}]: {path}

Error message

path not supported for [{name}]: {path}

What it means

Error "path not supported for [{name}]: {path}" thrown in elastic/elasticsearch.

Source

Thrown at modules/aggregations/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/aggregations/pipeline/Derivative.java:77

    DocValueFormat formatter() {
        return format;
    }

    double getNormalizationFactor() {
        return normalizationFactor;
    }

    @Override
    public Object getProperty(List<String> path) {
        if (path.isEmpty()) {
            return this;
        } else if (path.size() == 1 && "value".equals(path.get(0))) {
            return value();
        } else if (path.size() == 1 && "normalized_value".equals(path.get(0))) {
            return normalizedValue();
        } else {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("path not supported for [" + getName() + "]: " + path);
        }
    }

    @Override
    public XContentBuilder doXContentBody(XContentBuilder builder, Params params) throws IOException {
        super.doXContentBody(builder, params);

        if (normalizationFactor > 0) {
            boolean hasValue = (Double.isInfinite(normalizedValue()) || Double.isNaN(normalizedValue())) == false;
            builder.field("normalized_value", hasValue ? normalizedValue() : null);
            if (hasValue && format != DocValueFormat.RAW) {
                builder.field("normalized_value_as_string", format.format(normalizedValue()));
            }
        }
        return builder;
    }

    @Override

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at modules/aggregations/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/aggregations/pipeline/Derivative.java:77 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/7140450a13ddcb5a. Report an issue: GitHub.