# How to extract Values from field within a fields

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-extract-values-from-field-within-a-fields/154392>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [October 29, 2018, 7:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-extract-values-from-field-within-a-fields/154392 "2018-10-29T07:20:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Baskaran\_Chidambaram](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e68b1a/32.png) [@Baskaran\_Chidambaram](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Baskaran_Chidambaram)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2018, 7:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-extract-values-from-field-within-a-fields/154392/1 "2018-10-29T07:20:56Z")

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Hi Team,

I want to extract the following values from the below content

1. Activity
2. "ExceptionMessage"  
"\_source": {  
"activityInfo": {  
"DisplayName": "Sequence",  
"State": "Closed",  
"Activity": "System.Activities.Statements.Sequence",  
"Variables": {  
"ExceptionExists": "False",  
"ExceptionMessage": "Object reference not set to an instance of an object."  
}  
}  
}  
Need your kind help on this

Regards,  
Baskaran C

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**Author:** ![bhavyarm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bhavyarm/32/22392_2.png) [@bhavyarm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bhavyarm)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2018, 2:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-extract-values-from-field-within-a-fields/154392/2 "2018-10-29T14:14:43Z")

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Hi,

Where do you want to do the extraction?

Thanks,  
Bhavya

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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:** [November 26, 2018, 2:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-extract-values-from-field-within-a-fields/154392/3 "2018-11-26T14:26:38Z")

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