Filter plugins

A filter plugin performs intermediary processing on an event. Filters are often applied conditionally depending on the characteristics of the event.

The following filter plugins are available below. For a list of Elastic supported plugins, please consult the Support Matrix.

Plugin

Description

Github repository

age

Calculates the age of an event by subtracting the event timestamp from the current timestamp

logstash-filter-age

aggregate

Aggregates information from several events originating with a single task

logstash-filter-aggregate

alter

Performs general alterations to fields that the mutate filter does not handle

logstash-filter-alter

bytes

Parses string representations of computer storage sizes, such as "123 MB" or "5.6gb", into their numeric value in bytes

logstash-filter-bytes

cidr

Checks IP addresses against a list of network blocks

logstash-filter-cidr

cipher

Applies or removes a cipher to an event

logstash-filter-cipher

clone

Duplicates events

logstash-filter-clone

csv

Parses comma-separated value data into individual fields

logstash-filter-csv

date

Parses dates from fields to use as the Logstash timestamp for an event

logstash-filter-date

de_dot

Computationally expensive filter that removes dots from a field name

logstash-filter-de_dot

dissect

Extracts unstructured event data into fields using delimiters

logstash-filter-dissect

dns

Performs a standard or reverse DNS lookup

logstash-filter-dns

drop

Drops all events

logstash-filter-drop

elapsed

Calculates the elapsed time between a pair of events

logstash-filter-elapsed

elasticsearch

Copies fields from previous log events in Elasticsearch to current events

logstash-filter-elasticsearch

environment

Stores environment variables as metadata sub-fields

logstash-filter-environment

extractnumbers

Extracts numbers from a string

logstash-filter-extractnumbers

fingerprint

Fingerprints fields by replacing values with a consistent hash

logstash-filter-fingerprint

geoip

Adds geographical information about an IP address

logstash-filter-geoip

grok

Parses unstructured event data into fields

logstash-filter-grok

http

Provides integration with external web services/REST APIs

logstash-filter-http

i18n

Removes special characters from a field

logstash-filter-i18n

java_uuid

Generates a UUID and adds it to each processed event

core plugin

jdbc_static

Enriches events with data pre-loaded from a remote database

logstash-integration-jdbc

jdbc_streaming

Enrich events with your database data

logstash-integration-jdbc

json

Parses JSON events

logstash-filter-json

json_encode

Serializes a field to JSON

logstash-filter-json_encode

kv

Parses key-value pairs

logstash-filter-kv

memcached

Provides integration with external data in Memcached

logstash-filter-memcached

metricize

Takes complex events containing a number of metrics and splits these up into multiple events, each holding a single metric

logstash-filter-metricize

metrics

Aggregates metrics

logstash-filter-metrics

mutate

Performs mutations on fields

logstash-filter-mutate

prune

Prunes event data based on a list of fields to blacklist or whitelist

logstash-filter-prune

range

Checks that specified fields stay within given size or length limits

logstash-filter-range

ruby

Executes arbitrary Ruby code

logstash-filter-ruby

sleep

Sleeps for a specified time span

logstash-filter-sleep

split

Splits multi-line messages, strings, or arrays into distinct events

logstash-filter-split

syslog_pri

Parses the PRI (priority) field of a syslog message

logstash-filter-syslog_pri

threats_classifier

Enriches security logs with information about the attacker’s intent

logstash-filter-threats_classifier

throttle

Throttles the number of events

logstash-filter-throttle

tld

Replaces the contents of the default message field with whatever you specify in the configuration

logstash-filter-tld

translate

Replaces field contents based on a hash or YAML file

logstash-filter-translate

truncate

Truncates fields longer than a given length

logstash-filter-truncate

urldecode

Decodes URL-encoded fields

logstash-filter-urldecode

useragent

Parses user agent strings into fields

logstash-filter-useragent

uuid

Adds a UUID to events

logstash-filter-uuid

wurfl_device_detection

Enriches logs with device information such as brand, model, OS

logstash-filter-wurfl_device_detection

xml

Parses XML into fields

logstash-filter-xml