# Logstash translate plugin dictionary

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-translate-plugin-dictionary/63896>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [October 25, 2016, 3:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-translate-plugin-dictionary/63896 "2016-10-25T15:04:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Ollm4c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ea5d25/32.png) [@Ollm4c](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ollm4c)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 3:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-translate-plugin-dictionary/63896/1 "2016-10-25T15:04:20Z")

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Hi everyone,  
Is there a way to specify "dictionary\_path" value as a field  
previously read?

Thank you in advance

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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:** [October 26, 2016, 6:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-translate-plugin-dictionary/63896/2 "2016-10-26T06:05:03Z")

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No, the `dictionary_path` value must (currently) be hardcoded in the configuration file.

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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, 4:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-translate-plugin-dictionary/63896/3 "2017-07-06T04:32:46Z")

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