# Filter in filebeat or logstash

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filter-in-filebeat-or-logstash/129082>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [April 23, 2018, 11:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filter-in-filebeat-or-logstash/129082 "2018-04-23T11:01:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![gangireddy\_l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c89c15/32.png) [@gangireddy\_l](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gangireddy_l)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2018, 11:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filter-in-filebeat-or-logstash/129082/1 "2018-04-23T11:01:10Z")

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HI,

Iam using filebeat as log shippper in client machines and Elk is also ready. My filebeat is sending all logs which contain error messsage and success message.

How to apply filter to receive only error message.

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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2018, 11:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filter-in-filebeat-or-logstash/129082/2 "2018-04-23T11:28:11Z")

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Have you read [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/current/filtering-and-enhancing-data.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/current/filtering-and-enhancing-data.html)?

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**Author:** ![gangireddy\_l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c89c15/32.png) [@gangireddy\_l](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gangireddy_l)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2018, 11:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filter-in-filebeat-or-logstash/129082/3 "2018-04-23T11:32:43Z")

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Thanks for your reply Magnus

i read that it will use only if type of logs is 2 or 3  
Iam having differnt logs like error, success,failure ,order logs, ...in same file, in this condition how to do...?

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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2018, 11:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filter-in-filebeat-or-logstash/129082/4 "2018-04-23T11:58:45Z")

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> i read that it will use only if type of logs is 2 or 3

I don't understand.

> Iam having differnt logs like error, success,failure ,order logs, ...in same file, in this condition how to do...?

The "Drop event example" section covers this.

You could also ship all events to Logstash and filter out boring messages there.

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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:** [May 21, 2018, 11:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filter-in-filebeat-or-logstash/129082/5 "2018-05-21T11:58:51Z")

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