# Drop processor in Ingest Pipeline

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/drop-processor-in-ingest-pipeline/114075
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [January 4, 2018, 11:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/drop-processor-in-ingest-pipeline/114075 "2018-01-04T11:30:55Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![RohanKumbhar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rohankumbhar/32/23649_2.png) [@RohanKumbhar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/RohanKumbhar)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2018, 11:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/drop-processor-in-ingest-pipeline/114075/1 "2018-01-04T11:30:55Z")

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Is there any processor or any option where i can drop the event based some condition? similar to remove field processor

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### Author: ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2018, 12:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/drop-processor-in-ingest-pipeline/114075/2 "2018-01-04T12:08:47Z")

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Nope. See

> <https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/23726>

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### Author: ![RohanKumbhar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rohankumbhar/32/23649_2.png) [@RohanKumbhar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/RohanKumbhar)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2018, 12:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/drop-processor-in-ingest-pipeline/114075/3 "2018-01-04T12:23:30Z")

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Sure Thanks @dadoonet !

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### Author: ![val](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/val/32/138203_2.png) [@val](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/val)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2018, 12:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/drop-processor-in-ingest-pipeline/114075/4 "2018-01-04T12:28:00Z")

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It is not forbidden to write your own processor that does it, though. 😉  
Here's how: [https://www.elastic.co/blog/writing-your-own-ingest-processor-for-elasticsearch](https://www.elastic.co/blog/writing-your-own-ingest-processor-for-elasticsearch)

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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: [February 1, 2018, 12:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/drop-processor-in-ingest-pipeline/114075/5 "2018-02-01T12:28:12Z")

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