# Output based on metadata field is not working
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/output-based-on-metadata-field-is-not-working/194787
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [August 12, 2019, 4:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/output-based-on-metadata-field-is-not-working/194787 "2019-08-12T04:11:19Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@rameshpasunoori](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rameshpasunoori)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2019, 4:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/output-based-on-metadata-field-is-not-working/194787/1 "2019-08-12T04:11:20Z")
- Version: 7.3
- Operating System: Windows 10
- Config File (if you have sensitive info, please remove it):
filter {mutate {
add\_field =\> {
"[[@metadata](https://github.com/metadata)][ingestInto]" =\> "${INGEST\_INTO:true}"
}
}
}
output {
```auto
file {
path => "test.json"
write_behavior => overwrite
}
**if [@metadata][ingestInto] != "true" {**
http {
http_method => "post"
url => "XXXXX"
format => "message"
headers => {"Content-Type" => "application/json"}
content_type => "application/json"
message => '%{message}'
pool_max => 100
pool_max_per_route => 100
}
}
**else if [@metadata][ingestInto] != "false" {**
elasticsearch {
hosts => "${ES_HTTP_HOSTS}"
index => "itoa1"
document_id => "%{key}"
document_type => "data"
}
}
```
}
- Sample Data:
else if [[@metadata](https://github.com/metadata)][ingestInto] != "false" or true , always it trying to push data to elastic.
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### Author:  [@Badger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Badger)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2019, 12:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/output-based-on-metadata-field-is-not-working/194787/2 "2019-08-12T12:26:31Z")
Use
```
output { stdout { codec => rubydebug { metadata => true } } }
```
What is the value of [@metadata][ingestInto]?
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### Author:  [@rameshpasunoori](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rameshpasunoori)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2019, 10:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/output-based-on-metadata-field-is-not-working/194787/3 "2019-08-13T10:58:06Z")
> [@Badger](#):
>
> ingestInto
Setting the environment variable
set INGEST\_INTO\_JARVIS=true
mutate {
add\_field =\> {
"[@metadata][ingestIntoJarvis]" =\> "${INGEST\_INTO\_JARVIS:true}"
} }
I have enable the output as suggested.
Nothing printed in [@metadata][ingestIntoJarvis] .
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### Author:  [@Badger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Badger)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2019, 12:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/output-based-on-metadata-field-is-not-working/194787/4 "2019-08-13T12:50:47Z")
I cannot explain why the add\_field would not occur.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2019, 12:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/output-based-on-metadata-field-is-not-working/194787/5 "2019-09-10T12:51:45Z")
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