# Create an index with log.file.path field
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-an-index-with-log-file-path-field/231789
**Category:** Beats
**Tags:** filebeat
**Created:** [May 8, 2020, 7:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-an-index-with-log-file-path-field/231789 "2020-05-08T19:43:03Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@Burak\_Cayir](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Burak_Cayir)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2020, 7:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-an-index-with-log-file-path-field/231789/1 "2020-05-08T19:43:03Z")
Hello , Is it possible to create an index in Filebeat ? My example config doesn't work :
```auto
output.elasticsearch:
hosts: ["https://localhost:9200"]
index: "%{[log.file.path]}"
```
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### Author:  [@Burak\_Cayir](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Burak_Cayir)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2020, 8:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-an-index-with-log-file-path-field/231789/2 "2020-05-08T20:14:49Z")
By the way elasticsearch doesn't allow "/" char for index name. I think this is my problem. How can I parse this field and take filename ?
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### Author:  [@jsoriano](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jsoriano)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2020, 1:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-an-index-with-log-file-path-field/231789/3 "2020-05-10T13:34:23Z")
Hey @Burak_Cayir,
I don't think there is a way to parse the filename at this point. Is there any other field you could use?
By the way, I am curious, why would you like to use an index per file? It is usually not recommended to have many small indexes.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 7, 2020, 1:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-an-index-with-log-file-path-field/231789/4 "2020-06-07T13:34:26Z")
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