# How to not log extra metadata from Logstash to Elasticsearch **URL:** \ **Category:** Logstash\ **Created:** [February 17, 2021, 7:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-not-log-extra-metadata-from-logstash-to-elasticsearch/264524 "2021-02-17T07:48:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![arclinear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@arclinear](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/arclinear)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 7:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-not-log-extra-metadata-from-logstash-to-elasticsearch/264524/1 "2021-02-17T07:48:00Z")
Hello, currently I have a working example of an ELK stack, however, in my indices I do not want to log the following fields : ![path](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/3/0/3093c7a54acff855ae645c65b67e3c71feee502e.png) Ideally, in Elasticsearch, I only want to see "message" and "@timestamp", the other 4 is seemingly generated on Logstash's end, may I know if there is a way to NOT send those pieces into elasticsearch? ---
**Author:** ![aaron-nimocks](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/aaron-nimocks/32/73965_2.png) [@aaron-nimocks](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aaron-nimocks)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 1:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-not-log-extra-metadata-from-logstash-to-elasticsearch/264524/2 "2021-02-17T13:40:22Z")
I do not believe there is a way to remove those meta fields. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2021, 1:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-not-log-extra-metadata-from-logstash-to-elasticsearch/264524/3 "2021-03-17T13:40:23Z")
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