# Modifying document metadata in an ingest pipeline

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/modifying-document-metadata-in-an-ingest-pipeline/92143>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [July 6, 2017, 4:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/modifying-document-metadata-in-an-ingest-pipeline/92143 "2017-07-06T16:39:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dan\_Markhasin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dan_markhasin/32/14187_2.png) [@Dan\_Markhasin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Dan_Markhasin)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 4:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/modifying-document-metadata-in-an-ingest-pipeline/92143/1 "2017-07-06T16:39:28Z")

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Is it possible to modify the incoming document \_id or destination index values in an ingest pipeline? I did not find anything in the docs to indicate either way.

Thanks,  
Dan

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 5:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/modifying-document-metadata-in-an-ingest-pipeline/92143/2 "2017-07-06T17:02:40Z")

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A set processor should be able to modify \_id field.

[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/accessing-data-in-pipelines.html#accessing-metadata-fields](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/accessing-data-in-pipelines.html#accessing-metadata-fields)

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**Author:** ![Dan\_Markhasin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dan_markhasin/32/14187_2.png) [@Dan\_Markhasin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Dan_Markhasin)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 8:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/modifying-document-metadata-in-an-ingest-pipeline/92143/3 "2017-07-06T20:58:00Z")

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Thanks! not sure how I missed it 🙂

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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:** [August 3, 2017, 8:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/modifying-document-metadata-in-an-ingest-pipeline/92143/4 "2017-08-03T20:58:10Z")

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