# How to unhide redacted values using apm **URL:** \ **Category:** APM\ **Created:** [September 20, 2019, 2:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-unhide-redacted-values-using-apm/200438 "2019-09-20T14:06:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![zozo6015](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/zozo6015/32/12117_2.png) [@zozo6015](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zozo6015)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 2:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-unhide-redacted-values-using-apm/200438/1 "2019-09-20T14:06:31Z")
**Kibana version** : 7.3.0 **Elasticsearch version** : 7.3.0 **APM Server version** : 7.3.0 **APM Agent language and version** : java 1.8.0 **Browser version** : safari 13.0.1 **Original install method (e.g. download page, yum, deb, from source, etc.) and version**: from apt repository **Fresh install or upgraded from other version?** : fresh installation **Is there anything special in your setup?** no **Description of the problem including expected versus actual behavior. Please include screenshots (if relevant)**: some of the headers are showing {REDACTED} as value while we would like to have the ability to show the real data from the header in order to be able to indentify the customer which is making the call while investigating the issue. We have tried to enable persona\_data from apm-server configuration but that does not seam to fix hte problem. Is there anything else I can try? **Steps to reproduce** : 1. 2. 3. **Errors in browser console (if relevant)**: **Provide logs and/or server output (if relevant)**: ---
**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:** [September 20, 2019, 2:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-unhide-redacted-values-using-apm/200438/2 "2019-09-20T14:12:07Z")
Perhaps take a look at [this](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/apm/agent/java/current/config-core.html#config-sanitize-field-names) ---
**Author:** ![zozo6015](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/zozo6015/32/12117_2.png) [@zozo6015](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zozo6015)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 2:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-unhide-redacted-values-using-apm/200438/3 "2019-09-20T14:24:26Z")
cool I've added that to the apm agent but still getting that obfruscated in the apm. ![18](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/b/6/b60085b4143625b22145bed12709bc1ffd9dfa04.png) Maybe I don't have added the right value since I've used the defaults. ---
**Author:** ![zozo6015](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/zozo6015/32/12117_2.png) [@zozo6015](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zozo6015)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 2:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-unhide-redacted-values-using-apm/200438/4 "2019-09-20T14:43:40Z")
In fact that is not good becasue it hides data from apm. I need exactly the opposite to unhide the data from the apm. ---
**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:** [September 20, 2019, 2:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-unhide-redacted-values-using-apm/200438/5 "2019-09-20T14:58:58Z")
Try setting the value to an empty string. Then you can add back what you want to redact ---
**Author:** ![zozo6015](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/zozo6015/32/12117_2.png) [@zozo6015](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zozo6015)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 3:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-unhide-redacted-values-using-apm/200438/6 "2019-09-20T15:08:21Z")
That did the trick. Thank you. ---
**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:** [September 20, 2019, 3:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-unhide-redacted-values-using-apm/200438/7 "2019-09-20T15:13:11Z")
Welcome just be careful... I might suggest using that defaults as string and then just removing what do you want to see ---
**Author:** ![zozo6015](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/zozo6015/32/12117_2.png) [@zozo6015](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zozo6015)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 3:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-unhide-redacted-values-using-apm/200438/8 "2019-09-20T15:14:16Z")
I did that already. Thank you for the suggestion. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2019, 11:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-unhide-redacted-values-using-apm/200438/9 "2019-10-11T11:14:18Z")
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