# Access metadata from input elasticsearch

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/access-metadata-from-input-elasticsearch/34357>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [November 11, 2015, 10:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/access-metadata-from-input-elasticsearch/34357 "2015-11-11T22:52:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![vilas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vilas/32/613_2.png) [@vilas](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vilas)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2015, 10:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/access-metadata-from-input-elasticsearch/34357/1 "2015-11-11T22:52:27Z")

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Hi,

I am using elasticsearch input plugin for copying index from one cluster to another. I would like to access document metadata like \_type.  
I want to modify the \_type and store in target elasticsearch cluster with new name.  
How can I do that?

Regards,  
Vilas

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2015, 1:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/access-metadata-from-input-elasticsearch/34357/2 "2015-11-12T01:59:40Z")

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What plugin are you using, can you provide a link?

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**Author:** ![vilas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vilas/32/613_2.png) [@vilas](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vilas)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2015, 2:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/access-metadata-from-input-elasticsearch/34357/3 "2015-11-12T02:02:20Z")

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[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/1.5/plugins-inputs-elasticsearch.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/1.5/plugins-inputs-elasticsearch.html)

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2015, 3:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/access-metadata-from-input-elasticsearch/34357/4 "2015-11-12T03:45:42Z")

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If you just want to replace the type, do that in the output.  
Otherwise you can use `"%{[@metadata][_type]}"`.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 5:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/access-metadata-from-input-elasticsearch/34357/5 "2017-07-06T05:23:06Z")

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Closed on July 6, 2017, 5:23am UTC