# Remove field based on name regex

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/remove-field-based-on-name-regex/62326
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [October 6, 2016, 3:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/remove-field-based-on-name-regex/62326 "2016-10-06T03:13:22Z")
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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 6, 2016, 5:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/remove-field-based-on-name-regex/62326/4 "2016-10-06T05:33:19Z")

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This example is fairly close to what you want: [Remove a field that starts with an integer](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/remove-a-field-that-starts-with-an-integer/26370/11)

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