# How to send Filebeat to a different and specific index

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-send-filebeat-to-a-different-and-specific-index/337502>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [July 4, 2023, 4:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-send-filebeat-to-a-different-and-specific-index/337502 "2023-07-04T04:07:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![stephenb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/stephenb/32/40856_2.png) [@stephenb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stephenb)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2023, 5:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-send-filebeat-to-a-different-and-specific-index/337502/2 "2023-07-04T05:13:29Z")

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What version of filebeat?

If 8.x perhaps look at this thread

> [@Filebeat 8.8.0 error loading template: failed to put data stream: could not put data stream: 400 Bad Request](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-8-8-0-error-loading-template-failed-to-put-data-stream-could-not-put-data-stream-400-bad-request/337370/13):
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> Here is my filebeat.yml ###################### Filebeat Configuration Example ######################### # This file is an example configuration file highlighting only the most common # options. The filebeat.reference.yml file from the same directory contains all the # supported options with more comments. You can use it as a reference. # # You can find the full configuration reference here: # https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/index.html # For more available modules and options, p…

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