# Filebeat Log Message Parsing

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-log-message-parsing/245967
**Category:** Beats
**Tags:** filebeat
**Created:** [August 22, 2020, 12:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-log-message-parsing/245967 "2020-08-22T00:01:16Z")
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### Author: ![batninja24601](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/90ced4/32.png) [@batninja24601](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/batninja24601)
#### Post date: [August 22, 2020, 12:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-log-message-parsing/245967/1 "2020-08-22T00:01:16Z")

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Hello all.

I've been reading the Filebeat docs. I need to confirm my understanding.

I am using FileBeat to parse some custom local log text files using the log input type. I would to parse the message out and rename fields in FileBeat instead of logstash. However, that does not appear to be possible and I have to use logstash. Is that correct?

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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 19, 2020, 2:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-log-message-parsing/245967/2 "2020-09-19T02:01:20Z")

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