# Get the not matching field name when \_grokparsefailure happens

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/get-the-not-matching-field-name-when--grokparsefailure-happens/43440>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [March 3, 2016, 8:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/get-the-not-matching-field-name-when--grokparsefailure-happens/43440 "2016-03-03T20:46:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![sharon.c](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sharon.c/32/16076_2.png) [@sharon.c](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sharon.c)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2016, 8:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/get-the-not-matching-field-name-when--grokparsefailure-happens/43440/1 "2016-03-03T20:46:53Z")

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When grok parse multiple fields, can I get the actual field name which does not parse and trigger \_grokparsefailure

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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:** [March 3, 2016, 9:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/get-the-not-matching-field-name-when--grokparsefailure-happens/43440/2 "2016-03-03T21:25:49Z")

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No, that's not possible.

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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:** [July 6, 2017, 5:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/get-the-not-matching-field-name-when--grokparsefailure-happens/43440/3 "2017-07-06T05:08:26Z")

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Closed on July 6, 2017, 5:08am UTC