# How I can delete element from array?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-i-can-delete-element-from-array/205868>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [October 30, 2019, 1:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-i-can-delete-element-from-array/205868 "2019-10-30T13:28:14Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 30, 2019, 2:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-i-can-delete-element-from-array/205868/2 "2019-10-30T14:40:02Z")

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> [@gleb](#):
>
> if [app\_risk [1]] == "1"{ mutate {remove\_field =\> ["app\_risk[0]"] }

That should be

```
if [app_risk][1] { mutate { remove_field => "[app_risk][0]" } }

```

Note that it will still be an array with a single member.

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