# Adding a field to \[ctx.payload\]

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/adding-a-field-to-ctx-payload/299943>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [March 17, 2022, 11:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/adding-a-field-to-ctx-payload/299943 "2022-03-17T11:41:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![stobbe99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc8723/32.png) [@stobbe99](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stobbe99)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2022, 11:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/adding-a-field-to-ctx-payload/299943/1 "2022-03-17T11:41:42Z")

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Hello,

I have create a watcher that grab's data from a REST interface removes Headers and Status\_code.

My question : can I add a additional field to the payload? As I understand the payload is one complete field so basically I want to add a second field so I can filter on this one,

KR Henk

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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:** [April 14, 2022, 11:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/adding-a-field-to-ctx-payload/299943/2 "2022-04-14T11:42:15Z")

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