# Index param is not working in topbeat.yml **URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-param-is-not-working-in-topbeat-yml/45891 **Category:** Beats **Created:** [March 31, 2016, 8:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-param-is-not-working-in-topbeat-yml/45891 "2016-03-31T08:31:13Z") **Posts on this page:** 4 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![linrongfu26](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d07c76/32.png) [@linrongfu26](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/linrongfu26) #### Post date: [March 31, 2016, 8:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-param-is-not-working-in-topbeat-yml/45891/1 "2016-03-31T08:31:13Z")
Hi : i'm using topbeat 1.1.2, and i see the config param like this: # Optional index name. The default is "topbeat" and generates ``` # [topbeat-]YYYY.MM.DD keys. # index: "topbeat" ``` after i change index param to my own name ,the topbeat can not send to ES any more, is this param work? my config : index: "machinelog" ---
### Author: ![steffens](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/steffens/32/79630_2.png) [@steffens](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/steffens) #### Post date: [March 31, 2016, 12:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-param-is-not-working-in-topbeat-yml/45891/2 "2016-03-31T12:35:33Z")
any error message in topbeat? Can you try running topbeat in debug mode `-v -d '*'` ? ---
### Author: ![linrongfu26](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d07c76/32.png) [@linrongfu26](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/linrongfu26) #### Post date: [April 1, 2016, 9:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-param-is-not-working-in-topbeat-yml/45891/3 "2016-04-01T09:42:58Z")
thanks for your reply, i try another name and it work now. ---
### Author: ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system) #### Post date: [July 5, 2017, 9:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-param-is-not-working-in-topbeat-yml/45891/4 "2017-07-05T21:53:58Z")