# Export to CSV shows blank fields

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/export-to-csv-shows-blank-fields/280357>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [August 3, 2021, 6:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/export-to-csv-shows-blank-fields/280357 "2021-08-03T18:24:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![jasieltego](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jasieltego/32/77950_2.png) [@jasieltego](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jasieltego)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2021, 6:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/export-to-csv-shows-blank-fields/280357/1 "2021-08-03T18:24:45Z")

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Hi ,

I have a saved object in Kibana. When I run this object I get the results I want, it shows all the information for the columns proposed. However when I export it to CSV alot of the columns are blank?

I have opened the object and edited it.  
in the columns listed I see agent.hostname along with all other columns. They all show here, how can I get it to export to CSV correctly?  
is there a configuration that I'm missing?

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**Author:** ![Stef\_Nestor](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/stef_nestor/32/85483_2.png) [@Stef\_Nestor](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Stef_Nestor)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2021, 8:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/export-to-csv-shows-blank-fields/280357/2 "2021-08-03T20:19:08Z")

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(Did you intend to include example code of the object, so people better understand your use case to answer? I see an empty code line.)

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**Author:** ![jasieltego](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jasieltego/32/77950_2.png) [@jasieltego](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jasieltego)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2021, 8:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/export-to-csv-shows-blank-fields/280357/3 "2021-08-03T20:21:18Z")

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sorry about that, no I wasn't intending to do that.  
If needed I can provide the object code.

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**Author:** ![jasieltego](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jasieltego/32/77950_2.png) [@jasieltego](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jasieltego)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2021, 4:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/export-to-csv-shows-blank-fields/280357/4 "2021-08-16T16:25:36Z")

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This is a continuation of [Exporting to CSV missing values in fields](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/exporting-to-csv-missing-values-in-fields/277389)  
To answer some questions.  
The issue happens to all winlog beats patterns.  
If I limit the discover search, yes it still is missing information in the columns.

A suggestion to fix this was to uncheck "Read fields from\_source" , where is this setting? where can I find it?

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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:** [September 13, 2021, 4:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/export-to-csv-shows-blank-fields/280357/5 "2021-09-13T16:26:31Z")

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