# FileBeat elasticsearch output, unable to add "host" to http headers
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-elasticsearch-output-unable-to-add-host-to-http-headers/96073
**Category:** Beats
**Tags:** filebeat
**Created:** [August 7, 2017, 9:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-elasticsearch-output-unable-to-add-host-to-http-headers/96073 "2017-08-07T09:22:40Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@zpoint](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zpoint)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2017, 9:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-elasticsearch-output-unable-to-add-host-to-http-headers/96073/1 "2017-08-07T09:22:40Z")
configure file:
```
headers:
host: "datasearch"
abc: "def"
```
I sniffer the network and find that "Abc" added to http header in every request,
but "Host" remains default value (someting like "120.76.205.241:8000")
I need to use specific value for "Host", or my elasticsearch server will return 404.
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### Author:  [@steffens](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/steffens)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2017, 2:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-elasticsearch-output-unable-to-add-host-to-http-headers/96073/2 "2017-08-07T14:29:57Z")
Checking the HTTP client APIs, the `Host` headers is actively filtered out by the stdlib and needs to configured in another place ☹
Please [report this as bug](https://github.com/elastic/beats/issues).
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### Author:  [@zpoint](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zpoint)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2017, 8:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-elasticsearch-output-unable-to-add-host-to-http-headers/96073/3 "2017-08-08T08:02:01Z")
OK, reported. Thanks.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2017, 9:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-elasticsearch-output-unable-to-add-host-to-http-headers/96073/5 "2017-08-28T09:22:45Z")
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