# How to create filebeat index pattern in kibana?

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-filebeat-index-pattern-in-kibana/71172
**Category:** Kibana
**Created:** [January 11, 2017, 5:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-filebeat-index-pattern-in-kibana/71172 "2017-01-11T05:03:02Z")
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### Author: ![meshsf](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/meshsf/32/14458_2.png) [@meshsf](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/meshsf)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2017, 5:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-filebeat-index-pattern-in-kibana/71172/1 "2017-01-11T05:03:02Z")

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I'm currently using ELK stack with filebeat. I'm able to map the apache log file contents to Elasticsearch server in json format. Now I would like to know how to create a index pattern for filebeat in kibana? Followed below links but that did not help. In kibana when I search for 'filebeat-\*' it won't fetch anything.

> **[Filebeat quick start: installation and configuration | Filebeat Reference...](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/current/filebeat-installation-configuration.html)**

> [@How to create filebeat index pattern in Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-filebeat-index-pattern-in-kibana/53489/13):
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> I have attached the filebeat config file. I don't have the logstash config file

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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: [January 11, 2017, 5:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-filebeat-index-pattern-in-kibana/71172/2 "2017-01-11T05:11:51Z")

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Does [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/tutorial-define-index.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/tutorial-define-index.html) help?

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### Author: ![meshsf](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/meshsf/32/14458_2.png) [@meshsf](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/meshsf)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2017, 8:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-filebeat-index-pattern-in-kibana/71172/3 "2017-01-11T08:55:52Z")

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Thanks Mark, Yes the link you shared helped. Cheers:-)

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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: [February 8, 2017, 8:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-filebeat-index-pattern-in-kibana/71172/4 "2017-02-08T08:56:18Z")

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