# Remove "tags" field not possible?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/remove-tags-field-not-possible/70882>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [January 8, 2017, 3:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/remove-tags-field-not-possible/70882 "2017-01-08T15:46:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![imehl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8797f3/32.png) [@imehl](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/imehl)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2017, 3:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/remove-tags-field-not-possible/70882/1 "2017-01-08T15:46:23Z")

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hi,

i try to remove the "tags" field and other fields.

> remove\_field =\> ["@version", "@timestamp", "tags"]

@version and @timestamp field will be removed, but not the "tags" field. is there a way to also remove this field?

thanks

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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:** [February 5, 2017, 3:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/remove-tags-field-not-possible/70882/2 "2017-02-05T15:46:47Z")

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