# Add fields in an existing Kibana Index Pattern

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-fields-in-an-existing-kibana-index-pattern/257096>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [November 30, 2020, 4:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-fields-in-an-existing-kibana-index-pattern/257096 "2020-11-30T16:27:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Baptiste\_Orsoni](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/baptiste_orsoni/32/45225_2.png) [@Baptiste\_Orsoni](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Baptiste_Orsoni)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2020, 4:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-fields-in-an-existing-kibana-index-pattern/257096/1 "2020-11-30T16:27:36Z")

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Hello everyone,

I would like to know if it's possible to add new fields to an existing index pattern in Kibana.

I've had new parameters to existings logs recently but they haven't been ingested well (sort of ?) because they are not visualizable and there is a question mark next to the field name :  
 ![fields](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/2/5/25e076d32326d57c49154459b8788c8aafa1c5c0.png)

And indeed, I can't see them when I check in my index pattern under Management.

Thanks very much in advance for your help.

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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:** [December 2, 2020, 12:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-fields-in-an-existing-kibana-index-pattern/257096/2 "2020-12-02T00:45:30Z")

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> [@Baptiste\_Orsoni](#):
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> And indeed, I can't see them when I check in my index pattern under Management.

Did you try refreshing the pattern under management?

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**Author:** ![Baptiste\_Orsoni](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/baptiste_orsoni/32/45225_2.png) [@Baptiste\_Orsoni](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Baptiste_Orsoni)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2020, 8:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-fields-in-an-existing-kibana-index-pattern/257096/3 "2020-12-02T08:35:37Z")

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Hello @warkolm,

Thanks for your answer.

Well, I feel a bit silly because I didn't try to refresh it and indeed it works !

And just out of curiosity would it be possible to alter an existing Kibana index pattern, by adding a field for example ?

Thanks !

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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:** [December 2, 2020, 9:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-fields-in-an-existing-kibana-index-pattern/257096/4 "2020-12-02T09:41:20Z")

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Yes, just make sure you refresh it 🙂

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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:** [December 30, 2020, 9:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-fields-in-an-existing-kibana-index-pattern/257096/5 "2020-12-30T09:41:45Z")

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