# Can't get text on a START\_OBJECT

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-get-text-on-a-start-object/250010>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [September 25, 2020, 6:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-get-text-on-a-start-object/250010 "2020-09-25T18:06:11Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 28, 2020, 3:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-get-text-on-a-start-object/250010/2 "2020-09-28T03:25:15Z")

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> [@jhansibalu](#):
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> failed to parse field [host.hostname]

> [@jhansibalu](#):
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> Preview of field's value: '{}'"

So it looks like there is no hostname there?

We've also explained this error here - [Can't get text on a START\_OBJECT](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-get-text-on-a-start-object/244340)

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