# JSON codec plugin - target option (http input)

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/json-codec-plugin-target-option-http-input/304217>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [May 9, 2022, 8:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/json-codec-plugin-target-option-http-input/304217 "2022-05-09T08:04:41Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 9, 2022, 1:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/json-codec-plugin-target-option-http-input/304217/2 "2022-05-09T13:28:01Z")

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> [@sectex](#):
>
> Is there a way to suppress the log message?

You can append

```auto
logger.randomname.name = logstash.codec.json
logger.randomname.level = ERROR

```

to your log4j2.properties file. When I set the target option on a json codec the fields are moved under the target. For example,

```
input { generator { count => 1 lines => ['{ "a": 1 }'] codec => json { target => "[document]" } } }
filter {}
output { stdout { codec => rubydebug { metadata => false } } }

```

produces

```
  "document" => {
    "a" => 1
},

```

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