# Formatting problems when I import a metricbeat index from one elastic instance to another

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/formatting-problems-when-i-import-a-metricbeat-index-from-one-elastic-instance-to-another/327808
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [March 16, 2023, 6:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/formatting-problems-when-i-import-a-metricbeat-index-from-one-elastic-instance-to-another/327808 "2023-03-16T06:19:00Z")
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### Author: ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2023, 10:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/formatting-problems-when-i-import-a-metricbeat-index-from-one-elastic-instance-to-another/327808/2 "2023-03-19T22:21:30Z")

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Is this the same as [How do I output metadata when exporting data from elasticsearch with logstash?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-do-i-output-metadata-when-exporting-data-from-elasticsearch-with-logstash/327684)?

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