# Tags in input

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tags-in-input/122899>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [March 7, 2018, 2:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tags-in-input/122899 "2018-03-07T14:26:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Bakkali\_Amine](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bakkali_amine/32/91129_2.png) [@Bakkali\_Amine](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Bakkali_Amine)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2018, 2:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tags-in-input/122899/1 "2018-03-07T14:26:35Z")

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When I add a Tag in the input and I chek it isnt added

Thank you

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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:** [March 7, 2018, 2:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tags-in-input/122899/2 "2018-03-07T14:40:15Z")

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Please show

- your configuration
- an example event processed by Logstash

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**Author:** ![Bakkali\_Amine](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bakkali_amine/32/91129_2.png) [@Bakkali\_Amine](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Bakkali_Amine)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2018, 2:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tags-in-input/122899/3 "2018-03-07T14:55:37Z")

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this is my config :  
input {  
file {  
path =\> "/var/ossec/logs/alerts/alerts.json"  
codec =\> "json"  
}  
beats {  
port =\> 5044  
}  
udp {  
codec =\> "json"  
port =\> 5140  
tags =\> ["nxlog"]  
}  
}  
filter {  
if [data][srcip] {  
mutate {  
add\_field =\> ["@src\_ip", "%{[data][srcip]}" ]  
}  
}  
if [data][aws][sourceIPAddress] {  
mutate {  
add\_field =\> ["@src\_ip", "%{[data][aws][sourceIPAddress]}" ]  
}  
}  
geoip {  
source =\> "@src\_ip"  
target =\> "GeoLocation"  
fields =\> ["city\_name", "continent\_code", "country\_code2", "country\_name", "region\_name", "location"]  
}  
date {  
match =\> ["timestamp", "ISO8601"]  
target =\> "@timestamp"  
}  
mutate {  
remove\_field =\> ["timestamp", "beat", "input\_type", "tags", "count", "@version", "log", "offset", "type","@src\_ip"]  
}  
}  
output {  
if [fields][log\_type] == "apache" {  
elasticsearch {  
hosts =\> ["localhost:9200"]  
index =\> "apache-%{+YYYY.MM.dd}"  
}  
}  
else if [fields][log\_type] == "messages" {  
elasticsearch {  
hosts =\> ["localhost:9200"]  
index =\> "message-%{+YYYY.MM.dd}"  
}  
}  
else if "nxlog" in [tags] {  
elasticsearch {  
hosts =\> ["localhost:9200"]  
index =\> "nxlog-%{+YYYY.MM.dd}"  
}  
}  
else {  
elasticsearch {  
hosts =\> ["localhost:9200"]  
index =\> "wazuh-alerts-3.x-%{+YYYY.MM.dd}"  
document\_type =\> "wazuh"  
}  
}  
}

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**Author:** ![Bakkali\_Amine](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bakkali_amine/32/91129_2.png) [@Bakkali\_Amine](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Bakkali_Amine)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2018, 2:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tags-in-input/122899/4 "2018-03-07T14:56:16Z")

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When i check the logs generated by nxlog I dont find the tag : nxlog

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**Author:** ![tag\_v](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tag_v/32/47466_2.png) [@tag\_v](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tag_v)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2018, 6:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tags-in-input/122899/5 "2018-03-07T18:55:29Z")

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> [@Bakkali\_Amine](#):
>
> remove\_field =\> ["timestamp", "beat", "input\_type", " **tags**", "count", "@version", "log", "offset", "type","@src\_ip"]

you are removing tags over here.

> [@Bakkali\_Amine](#):
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> else if "nxlog" in [tags] {
> 
> elasticsearch {
> 
> hosts =\> ["localhost:9200"]
> 
> index =\> "nxlog-%{+YYYY.MM.dd}"
> 
> }

Even this might not worked for you as u r removing tags before this condition.

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**Author:** ![Bakkali\_Amine](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bakkali_amine/32/91129_2.png) [@Bakkali\_Amine](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Bakkali_Amine)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2018, 10:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tags-in-input/122899/6 "2018-03-08T10:00:52Z")

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Thank you a looooot,

I didn't pay attention to it, it's working perfectly now

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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:** [April 5, 2018, 10:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tags-in-input/122899/7 "2018-04-05T10:01:19Z")

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