# HTTP-json module: processing json array

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/http-json-module-processing-json-array/225833>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** metricbeat\
**Created:** [March 31, 2020, 10:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/http-json-module-processing-json-array/225833 "2020-03-31T10:22:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![jetnet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a87d85/32.png) [@jetnet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jetnet)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2020, 10:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/http-json-module-processing-json-array/225833/1 "2020-03-31T10:22:41Z")

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I'm getting the following response from a web-server:

```auto
{
  "items": [
    {"id": "0", "title": "title 1", "text": "some text"},
    {"id": "1", "title": "title 2", "text": "some text"}
  ]
}

```

Is is possible:

- to drop `items.*.text` ?
- to split `items` into separate events?

Thank a lot!

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**Author:** ![ChrsMark](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/chrsmark/32/55858_2.png) [@ChrsMark](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ChrsMark)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2020, 2:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/http-json-module-processing-json-array/225833/2 "2020-03-31T14:42:01Z")

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Hi!

It could be possible if the response was a pure array, without this `items` key. See: [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/metricbeat/current/metricbeat-metricset-http-json.html#\_json\_is\_array](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/metricbeat/current/metricbeat-metricset-http-json.html#_json_is_array)

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**Author:** ![jetnet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a87d85/32.png) [@jetnet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jetnet)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2020, 2:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/http-json-module-processing-json-array/225833/3 "2020-03-31T14:50:34Z")

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no "magic" parameter `json.is_array.path`? 🙂  
Unfortunately, I cannot change the web-server's response.  
So, the only way is to send the structure to ES and generate separate events in a pipeline, isn't it?  
Thanks a lot!

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**Author:** ![jetnet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a87d85/32.png) [@jetnet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jetnet)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2020, 3:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/http-json-module-processing-json-array/225833/4 "2020-03-31T15:37:22Z")

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oh no! ES-ingest has neither `split` (events) nor `clone` processors!  
what should I do? Logstash is not an options...

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**Author:** ![ChrsMark](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/chrsmark/32/55858_2.png) [@ChrsMark](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ChrsMark)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 9:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/http-json-module-processing-json-array/225833/5 "2020-04-01T09:01:44Z")

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Hey!

Maybe [script-processor](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/metricbeat/current/processor-script.html) could be of help here.

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**Author:** ![jetnet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a87d85/32.png) [@jetnet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jetnet)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 9:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/http-json-module-processing-json-array/225833/6 "2020-04-01T09:12:00Z")

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hello!  
yes, I saw it, but it was not clear, how could I spawn new events

```auto
function process(event) {
    ...
    process(new Event({event: {my: "stuff"}))
    ...
}

```

could this work?..

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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:** [April 29, 2020, 9:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/http-json-module-processing-json-array/225833/7 "2020-04-29T09:12:04Z")

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