# Bad field when upload json data into elasticsearch

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bad-field-when-upload-json-data-into-elasticsearch/129929
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [April 28, 2018, 5:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bad-field-when-upload-json-data-into-elasticsearch/129929 "2018-04-28T17:00:42Z")
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### Author: ![elk2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f14d63/32.png) [@elk2](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/elk2)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2018, 5:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bad-field-when-upload-json-data-into-elasticsearch/129929/1 "2018-04-28T17:00:42Z")

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When I upload json data into elasticsearch some fields are dotted.

I tried to use mutate plugin to rename dotted field but without success.

```
filter {
  mutate {    
    rename => { "src.ip" => "src_ip" }
  }
}
```

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### Author: ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2018, 5:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bad-field-when-upload-json-data-into-elasticsearch/129929/2 "2018-04-28T17:34:57Z")

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As documented, the notation for nested fields is `[src][ip]` and not `src.ip`.

[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/event-dependent-configuration.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/event-dependent-configuration.html)

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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: [May 26, 2018, 5:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bad-field-when-upload-json-data-into-elasticsearch/129929/3 "2018-05-26T17:35:02Z")

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