# Kafka module of metrcbeat field question

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kafka-module-of-metrcbeat-field-question/247752
**Category:** Beats
**Tags:** beats-module, metricbeat
**Created:** [September 7, 2020, 10:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kafka-module-of-metrcbeat-field-question/247752 "2020-09-07T10:06:57Z")
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### Author: ![8wlgns](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/8wlgns/32/72733_2.png) [@8wlgns](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/8wlgns)
#### Post date: [September 7, 2020, 10:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kafka-module-of-metrcbeat-field-question/247752/1 "2020-09-07T10:06:57Z")

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Hello?

I want to get metrics that is newest events of duration(sec) on Kafka.

Could I use **`kafka.broker.messages_in`**?  
Is it all newest events per duration (second) ?

[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/metricbeat/current/exported-fields-kafka.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/metricbeat/current/exported-fields-kafka.html)

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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: [October 5, 2020, 10:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kafka-module-of-metrcbeat-field-question/247752/2 "2020-10-05T10:07:33Z")

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