# Can it be supported to be configured by user that dropping @timestamp and @metadata fields of filebeat event before sent to kafka?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-it-be-supported-to-be-configured-by-user-that-dropping-timestamp-and-metadata-fields-of-filebeat-event-before-sent-to-kafka/264849>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [February 19, 2021, 12:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-it-be-supported-to-be-configured-by-user-that-dropping-timestamp-and-metadata-fields-of-filebeat-event-before-sent-to-kafka/264849 "2021-02-19T12:08:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![mover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f14d63/32.png) [@mover](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mover)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 12:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-it-be-supported-to-be-configured-by-user-that-dropping-timestamp-and-metadata-fields-of-filebeat-event-before-sent-to-kafka/264849/1 "2021-02-19T12:08:12Z")

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currently, the @timestamp and @metadata fields of filebeat event can not be dropped before sending to kafka. why? dropping or retainning these fields before sent to kafka can be controlled by user?

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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:** [February 22, 2021, 5:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-it-be-supported-to-be-configured-by-user-that-dropping-timestamp-and-metadata-fields-of-filebeat-event-before-sent-to-kafka/264849/2 "2021-02-22T05:17:37Z")

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These will always be created, they cannot be dropped.

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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:** [March 22, 2021, 7:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-it-be-supported-to-be-configured-by-user-that-dropping-timestamp-and-metadata-fields-of-filebeat-event-before-sent-to-kafka/264849/3 "2021-03-22T07:18:30Z")

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