# If/Else condition for Output to Elasticsearch

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/if-else-condition-for-output-to-elasticsearch/275790
**Category:** Beats
**Tags:** docker, filebeat
**Created:** [June 14, 2021, 6:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/if-else-condition-for-output-to-elasticsearch/275790 "2021-06-14T06:16:22Z")
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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: [June 14, 2021, 8:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/if-else-condition-for-output-to-elasticsearch/275790/2 "2021-06-14T08:29:07Z")

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Hi @valhalla!

I'm afraid you cannot set conditions on host's level. What you can is to use conditions in index'es level ([Configure the Elasticsearch output | Filebeat Reference [7.13] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/current/elasticsearch-output.html#indices-option-es)).

C.

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