# Filebeat find error Dropping event: no topic could be selected

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-find-error-dropping-event-no-topic-could-be-selected/179876>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [May 7, 2019, 4:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-find-error-dropping-event-no-topic-could-be-selected/179876 "2019-05-07T04:09:46Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 8, 2019, 10:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-find-error-dropping-event-no-topic-could-be-selected/179876/3 "2019-05-08T10:57:05Z")

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Hello, @Michal_Pristas Thank you for the help  
closing hints. Enabled: true ，back to normal . [Filebeat Autodiscover Hints Breaking Template](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-autodiscover-hints-breaking-template/137310/8) ，This case is didn't use templates . Excuse me， hints. Enabled: true and templates Whether can be used at the same time，thanks.

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