# Kv filter with spaces in values

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kv-filter-with-spaces-in-values/227962>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [April 14, 2020, 4:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kv-filter-with-spaces-in-values/227962 "2020-04-14T16:20:59Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 14, 2020, 4:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kv-filter-with-spaces-in-values/227962/3 "2020-04-14T16:44:57Z")

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You could do that in a ruby filter by scaning the string for a regexp and then adding the key / value pairs to the event. Something like [this](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-split-the-one-field-into-multiple-fields-using-kv-plugins/172067/4).

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