# Metricbeat + Istio 1.26: Missing Data on Dashboard and No Fields in Discover **URL:** \ **Category:** Beats\ **Tags:** metricbeat\ **Created:** [July 14, 2025, 8:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metricbeat-istio-1-26-missing-data-on-dashboard-and-no-fields-in-discover/380093 "2025-07-14T08:13:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kevin\_Rizki](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kevin_rizki/32/138036_2.png) [@Kevin\_Rizki](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Kevin_Rizki)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2025, 8:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metricbeat-istio-1-26-missing-data-on-dashboard-and-no-fields-in-discover/380093/1 "2025-07-14T08:13:51Z")
Hi all, I'm currently setting up **Metricbeat** to collect telemetry data from **Istio 1.26** running in a Kubernetes cluster, and I'm encountering issues where the **default dashboards show no data** , and the expected **Istio fields are missing in Kibana Discover**. ![WhatsApp Image 2025-07-14 at 09.58.32_a3bdff13](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/5/d/5de58425313c98563b5f29a7ef575dfa0cdbd0a1.jpeg) ![WhatsApp Image 2025-07-14 at 09.58.14_1d60f563](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/c/b/cbcc16706724fbcf925550e21f4ed9415a060736.jpeg) ### πŸ“Œ Setup Summary - **Metricbeat version** : 9.0.3 - **Istio version** : 1.26 - **Deployment method** : Metricbeat deployed as DaemonSet in Kubernetes - **Output** : Sending directly to Elasticsearch (`https://10.130.234.70:9200`) - **Kibana host** : `http://10.130.234.72:5601` ### βš™ Metricbeat Setup Commands Used #### 1. To load index template: ```auto metricbeat setup --index-management \ -E output.logstash.enabled=false \ -E 'output.elasticsearch.hosts=["https://10.130.234.70:9200"]' \ -E 'output.elasticsearch.username=username' \ -E 'output.elasticsearch.password=password' \ -E 'output.elasticsearch.ssl.certificate_authorities=["/elastic/ca.crt"]' ``` #### 2. To load dashboards: ```auto metricbeat setup -e \ -E output.logstash.enabled=false \ -E output.elasticsearch.hosts=['localhost:9200'] \ -E output.elasticsearch.username=metricbeat_internal \ -E output.elasticsearch.password=YOUR_PASSWORD \ -E setup.kibana.host=localhost:5601 ``` * * * ### ❗ Current Issue - The **OOTB Istio dashboards** are showing empty charts/widgets. - In **Kibana Discover** , when I filter `metricset.name: proxy` or `metricset.name: mesh`, there are **no results**. - Expected fields such as `istio.request.count`, `istio.request.duration`, etc. **do not exist** in the index pattern. ## ❓What I Need Help With 1. What else should I check to make sure Metricbeat is collecting the data correctly? 2. Are there additional steps needed to get Istio 1.26 metrics to appear in Kibana? 3. How do I verify whether Metricbeat is failing at the collection stage vs. indexing stage? Any pointers or help debugging would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance! ---
**Author:** ![Tortoise](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tortoise/32/147587_2.png) [@Tortoise](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Tortoise)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2025, 5:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metricbeat-istio-1-26-missing-data-on-dashboard-and-no-fields-in-discover/380093/2 "2025-07-16T05:56:25Z")
Hello @Kevin_Rizki Welcome back!! Could you please confirm if you enabled the istio module? `metricbeat modules enable istio` Once you enable you can see the details in modules.d/istio.yml You can edit the yml as per the data you want to collect , below is the reference link : > **[Istio module | Metricbeat Reference \[8.18\] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/metricbeat/8.18/metricbeat-module-istio.html)** If you have already followed these steps than maybe can review the metrcibeat logs to understand why the istio logs are not sent to the elasticsearch node. Thanks!! ---
**Author:** ![Kevin\_Rizki](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kevin_rizki/32/138036_2.png) [@Kevin\_Rizki](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Kevin_Rizki)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2025, 9:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metricbeat-istio-1-26-missing-data-on-dashboard-and-no-fields-in-discover/380093/3 "2025-07-16T09:40:59Z")
Thanks. So far we already test the module enable it looks like it turns on. Some of the Istio data it actually receive on Elasticsearch. Here I show last log coming from the metricbeat pods: ```auto {"log.level":"info","@timestamp":"2025-07-14T03:01:36.845Z","log.logger":"publisher_pipeline_output","log.origin":{"function":"github.com/elastic/beats/v7/libbeat/publisher/pipeline.(*netClientWorker).run","file.name":"pipeline/client_worker.go","file.line":138},"message":"Connecting to backoff(async(tcp://10.130.234.75:6021))","service.name":"metricbeat","ecs.version":"1.6.0"} {"log.level":"info","@timestamp":"2025-07-14T03:01:36.845Z","log.logger":"publisher_pipeline_output","log.origin":{"function":"github.com/elastic/beats/v7/libbeat/publisher/pipeline.(*netClientWorker).run","file.name":"pipeline/client_worker.go","file.line":138},"message":"Connecting to backoff(async(tcp://10.130.234.74:6021))","service.name":"metricbeat","ecs.version":"1.6.0"} 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```