# Delete previous document

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-previous-document/298602
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [March 2, 2022, 9:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-previous-document/298602 "2022-03-02T09:51:55Z")
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### Author: ![Badger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/badger/32/25190_2.png) [@Badger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Badger)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2022, 6:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-previous-document/298602/2 "2022-03-02T18:35:15Z")

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You can set the document\_id using a fingerprint filter so that the document is overwritten. See [this](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/threat-intelligence-avoid-redundancy-of-information-in-the-same-index/260303/4) thread.

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