# Dropping multiple windows events in logstash

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dropping-multiple-windows-events-in-logstash/155882>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [November 8, 2018, 12:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dropping-multiple-windows-events-in-logstash/155882 "2018-11-08T12:42:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Raj\_Kumar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/raj_kumar/32/25420_2.png) [@Raj\_Kumar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Raj_Kumar)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2018, 12:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dropping-multiple-windows-events-in-logstash/155882/1 "2018-11-08T12:42:44Z")

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Hi There ,

Iam trying to drop multiple events in logstash , how to implement it

As of now i use two different filters , but I want it in one filter

```auto
filter {

  if "windows_ad" in [tags] {

   if [event_id] == 5157 {

       drop { }

     }

  }

}

```

I tried this it doesnt work

```auto
filter {

  if "windows_ad" in [tags] {

   if [event_id] == ["5157", "5158"] {

       drop { }

     }

  }

}

```

Could any one help me to execute it

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**Author:** ![saif](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/saif/32/37431_2.png) [@saif](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/saif)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2018, 1:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dropping-multiple-windows-events-in-logstash/155882/2 "2018-11-08T13:03:03Z")

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Hello ,  
if [event\_id] in ['5157', '5158']

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**Author:** ![Raj\_Kumar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/raj_kumar/32/25420_2.png) [@Raj\_Kumar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Raj_Kumar)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2018, 1:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dropping-multiple-windows-events-in-logstash/155882/3 "2018-11-08T13:45:00Z")

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No I Have tried that as well ,it doesnt work

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**Author:** ![hary1987](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/hary1987/32/37425_2.png) [@hary1987](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/hary1987)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2018, 1:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dropping-multiple-windows-events-in-logstash/155882/4 "2018-11-08T13:48:47Z")

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Can you try this

if [5157] or [5158]

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**Author:** ![Raj\_Kumar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/raj_kumar/32/25420_2.png) [@Raj\_Kumar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Raj_Kumar)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2018, 1:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dropping-multiple-windows-events-in-logstash/155882/5 "2018-11-08T13:57:57Z")

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You mean like this

filter {

if "windows\_ad" in [tags] {

if [5157] or [5158] in [event\_id]

```
{

   drop { }

 }

```

}

}

and i tried with quotes as well like this

if " [5157] or [5158] " in [event\_id]

it doesnt work

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**Author:** ![saif](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/saif/32/37431_2.png) [@saif](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/saif)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2018, 2:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dropping-multiple-windows-events-in-logstash/155882/6 "2018-11-08T14:16:13Z")

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the type of [event\_id] is text ?

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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:** [December 6, 2018, 2:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dropping-multiple-windows-events-in-logstash/155882/7 "2018-12-06T14:16:16Z")

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