# Unexpected node header type 'START\_ID' **URL:** \ **Category:** Import / Export\ **Tags:** apoc, cypher, operations, import\ **Created:** [July 25, 2020, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/unexpected-node-header-type-start-id/22343 "2020-07-25T19:22:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rambaram](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/community.neo4j.com/rambaram/32/3859_2.png) [@rambaram](https://community.neo4j.com/u/rambaram)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2020, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/unexpected-node-header-type-start-id/22343/1 "2020-07-25T19:22:31Z")
Bulk command is getting failed with **Unexpected node header type 'START\_ID'** **actors.csv** personId:ID,name,:LABEL keanu,"Keanu Reeves",Actor laurence,"Laurence Fishburne",Actor carrieanne,"Carrie-Anne Moss",Actor **movies.csv** movieId:ID,title,year:int,:LABEL tt0133093,"The Matrix",1999,Movie tt0234215,"The Matrix Reloaded",2003,Sequel tt0242653,"The Matrix Revolutions",2003,Movie **roles.csv** :START\_ID,role,:END\_ID,:TYPE keanu,"Neo",tt0133093,ACTED\_IN keanu,"Neo",tt0234215,ACTED\_IN keanu,"Neo",tt0242653,ACTED\_IN laurence,"Morpheus",tt0133093,ACTED\_IN laurence,"Morpheus",tt0234215,ACTED\_IN laurence,"Morpheus",tt0242653,ACTED\_IN carrieanne,"Trinity",tt0133093,ACTED\_IN carrieanne,"Trinity",tt0234215,ACTED\_IN carrieanne,"Trinity",tt0242653,ACTED\_IN **Bulk load command:-** sudo /usr/bin/neo4j-admin import --database=graphdb --nodes=:Movie=/home/ubuntu/data/movies.csv --nodes=:Actor=/home/ubuntu/data/actors.csv --relationship=/home/ubuntu/data/roles.csv --skip-duplicate-nodes=true --high-io=true **Exception :-** WARNING: Max 1024 open files allowed, minimum of 40000 recommended. See the Neo4j manual. org.neo4j.internal.batchimport.input.HeaderException: Unexpected node header type 'START\_ID' at org.neo4j.internal.batchimport.input.csv.DataFactories$DefaultNodeFileHeaderParser.entry(DataFactories.java:423) at org.neo4j.internal.batchimport.input.csv.DataFactories$AbstractDefaultFileHeaderParser.create(DataFactories.java:235) at org.neo4j.internal.batchimport.input.csv.CsvInput.verifyHeaders(CsvInput.java:131) at org.neo4j.internal.batchimport.input.csv.CsvInput.(CsvInput.java:109) at org.neo4j.internal.batchimport.input.csv.CsvInput.(CsvInput.java:90) at org.neo4j.importer.CsvImporter.doImport(CsvImporter.java:148) at org.neo4j.importer.ImportCommand.execute(ImportCommand.java:249) at org.neo4j.cli.AbstractCommand.call(AbstractCommand.java:59) at org.neo4j.cli.AbstractCommand.call(AbstractCommand.java:29) at picocli.CommandLine.executeUserObject(CommandLine.java:1743) at picocli.CommandLine.access$900(CommandLine.java:145) at picocli.CommandLine$RunLast.handle(CommandLine.java:2101) at picocli.CommandLine$RunLast.handle(CommandLine.java:2068) at picocli.CommandLine$AbstractParseResultHandler.execute(CommandLine.java:1935) at picocli.CommandLine.execute(CommandLine.java:1864) at org.neo4j.cli.AdminTool.execute(AdminTool.java:77) at org.neo4j.cli.AdminTool.main(AdminTool.java:58) Can someone please help me out here what is the problem with input data? This sample data taken from Neo4j doc [Neo4j-admin import - Operations Manual](https://neo4j.com/docs/operations-manual/current/tutorial/import-tool/) Regards, Rambalak ---
**Author:** ![yxynkyd2310](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/community.neo4j.com/yxynkyd2310/32/18009_2.png) [@yxynkyd2310](https://community.neo4j.com/u/yxynkyd2310)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 5:54am UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/unexpected-node-header-type-start-id/22343/2 "2021-04-29T05:54:23Z")
same problem to me ！and have no ideas ---
**Author:** ![2511518083](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/community.neo4j.com/2511518083/32/6506_2.png) [@2511518083](https://community.neo4j.com/u/2511518083)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2021, 8:18am UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/unexpected-node-header-type-start-id/22343/3 "2021-06-11T08:18:14Z")
Maybe you got wrong with this three csv files,please check for it. Exampels: you wrote the content of roles.csv to movies.csv,and the node can't recognize the START\_ID ---
**Author:** ![bharrison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@bharrison](https://community.neo4j.com/u/bharrison)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2024, 10:56pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/unexpected-node-header-type-start-id/22343/4 "2024-02-10T22:56:17Z")
Hi! I have experienced the same issue, and wanted to inquire if a solution was ever discovered. I would appreciate any assistance that you might be able to provide! ---
**Author:** ![bharrison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@bharrison](https://community.neo4j.com/u/bharrison)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2024, 11:40pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/unexpected-node-header-type-start-id/22343/5 "2024-02-10T23:40:35Z")
Hi, I actually found a solution that worked for me! I simply added a name for the relationship i.e. --relationship=:ROLES=/home/ubuntu/data/roles.csv and the error message was resolved!