# Filebeat config for log group with wildcard for aws-cloudwatch?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-config-for-log-group-with-wildcard-for-aws-cloudwatch/306835>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** beats-module, filebeat\
**Created:** [June 9, 2022, 11:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-config-for-log-group-with-wildcard-for-aws-cloudwatch/306835 "2022-06-09T23:28:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![jrykowski-huron](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jrykowski-huron/32/69454_2.png) [@jrykowski-huron](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jrykowski-huron)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2022, 11:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-config-for-log-group-with-wildcard-for-aws-cloudwatch/306835/1 "2022-06-09T23:28:01Z")

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If set of CloudWatch log groups...  
example1.{guid}  
example2.{guid}  
example3.{guid}

Is it possible to configure filebeat.inputs for aws-cloudwatch with a single entry using wildcard? Like for example set above with "example\*.\*"?

Documentation seems to indicate that's possible...

```auto
filebeat.inputs:
- type: aws-cloudwatch
  log_group_arn: arn:aws:logs:us-east-1:428152502467:log-group:test:*

```

But that \* must be at end, and is really just the actual ARN reference for that group not really a "wildcard".

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**Author:** ![legoguy1000](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/legoguy1000/32/54301_2.png) [@legoguy1000](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/legoguy1000)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2022, 12:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-config-for-log-group-with-wildcard-for-aws-cloudwatch/306835/2 "2022-06-10T00:03:18Z")

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I don't think u can use the wildcard technique but u should be able to use the prefix setting, [AWS CloudWatch input | Filebeat Reference [8.2] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/current/filebeat-input-aws-cloudwatch.html#_log_group_name_prefix). Do something like `log_group_name_prefix: example`

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**Author:** ![jrykowski-huron](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jrykowski-huron/32/69454_2.png) [@jrykowski-huron](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jrykowski-huron)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2022, 4:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-config-for-log-group-with-wildcard-for-aws-cloudwatch/306835/3 "2022-06-11T16:29:37Z")

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> [@legoguy1000](#):
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> log\_group\_name\_prefix

Switching to log\_group\_name\_prefix (plus the need for region setting) worked. Using that instead of the log\_group\_arn setting.

Thank you!

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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:** [July 9, 2022, 6:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-config-for-log-group-with-wildcard-for-aws-cloudwatch/306835/4 "2022-07-09T18:30:32Z")

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