# Is it possible to add my own custom field using Winlogbeat? **URL:** \ **Category:** Beats\ **Tags:** winlogbeat\ **Created:** [January 24, 2018, 2:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-add-my-own-custom-field-using-winlogbeat/116789 "2018-01-24T02:57:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![amruth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/43a26b/32.png) [@amruth](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/amruth)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2018, 2:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-add-my-own-custom-field-using-winlogbeat/116789/1 "2018-01-24T02:57:41Z")
Hi, I am trying to add my own custom field using winlogbeat. Can someone please say if that's p[ossible? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![andrewkroh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/andrewkroh/32/3784_2.png) [@andrewkroh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/andrewkroh)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2018, 4:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-add-my-own-custom-field-using-winlogbeat/116789/2 "2018-01-24T04:39:09Z")
See [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/winlogbeat/6.1/configuration-general-options.html#libbeat-configuration-fields](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/winlogbeat/6.1/configuration-general-options.html#libbeat-configuration-fields). ---
**Author:** ![amruth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/43a26b/32.png) [@amruth](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/amruth)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2018, 8:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-add-my-own-custom-field-using-winlogbeat/116789/3 "2018-01-24T20:38:16Z")
Thanks Andrew. One more question - would this feature work in all versions of Winlogbeat? Because I am using Winlogbeat 1.x. ---
**Author:** ![andrewkroh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/andrewkroh/32/3784_2.png) [@andrewkroh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/andrewkroh)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2018, 9:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-add-my-own-custom-field-using-winlogbeat/116789/4 "2018-01-24T21:07:48Z")
No, it won't work in 1.x. (`fields` is not present in the 1.x [docs](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/winlogbeat/1.3/configuration-winlogbeat-options.html)). ---
**Author:** ![amruth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/43a26b/32.png) [@amruth](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/amruth)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 10:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-add-my-own-custom-field-using-winlogbeat/116789/5 "2018-01-29T22:01:26Z")
From which version it supports? ---
**Author:** ![andrewkroh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/andrewkroh/32/3784_2.png) [@andrewkroh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/andrewkroh)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2018, 3:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-add-my-own-custom-field-using-winlogbeat/116789/6 "2018-01-30T03:51:19Z")
5.0+ ---
**Author:** ![amruth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/43a26b/32.png) [@amruth](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/amruth)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2018, 8:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-add-my-own-custom-field-using-winlogbeat/116789/7 "2018-01-30T20:38:05Z")
Thanks Andrew 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 8:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-add-my-own-custom-field-using-winlogbeat/116789/8 "2018-02-27T20:38:48Z")
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