# Configure Metricbeat not to report process arguments

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configure-metricbeat-not-to-report-process-arguments/276047>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** metricbeat\
**Created:** [June 15, 2021, 7:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configure-metricbeat-not-to-report-process-arguments/276047 "2021-06-15T19:21:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![spatar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/spatar/32/90363_2.png) [@spatar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/spatar)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2021, 7:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configure-metricbeat-not-to-report-process-arguments/276047/1 "2021-06-15T19:21:27Z")

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Is it possible to configure Metricbeat not to include process arguments in the metrics but only process names?

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**Author:** ![Mario\_Castro](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mario_castro/32/35107_2.png) [@Mario\_Castro](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mario_Castro)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2021, 5:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configure-metricbeat-not-to-report-process-arguments/276047/2 "2021-06-16T17:27:49Z")

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Hi @spatar 🙂 Can you expand your question a bit more? Like what process arguments you're talking about? What module?

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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:** [July 14, 2021, 7:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configure-metricbeat-not-to-report-process-arguments/276047/3 "2021-07-14T19:28:20Z")

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