# Logstash syslog output - remove headers

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-syslog-output-remove-headers/60049>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [September 8, 2016, 8:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-syslog-output-remove-headers/60049 "2016-09-08T08:06:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![dorr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d2c977/32.png) [@dorr](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dorr)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2016, 8:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-syslog-output-remove-headers/60049/1 "2016-09-08T08:06:15Z")

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Hello,  
I am using the syslog output, and a customer recently asked if I could send the syslog message without the headers, to simplify the message's parsing.

I do want to use the syslog _transport_, but I want the sent string to be completely in my control.  
Can this be done?

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2016, 8:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-syslog-output-remove-headers/60049/2 "2016-09-08T08:19:38Z")

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It sounds like the tcp or udp output is what you're looking for.

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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:** [July 6, 2017, 4:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-syslog-output-remove-headers/60049/3 "2017-07-06T04:39:20Z")

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