# Transforming objects with key and value fields into simple fields

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/transforming-objects-with-key-and-value-fields-into-simple-fields/228152>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [April 15, 2020, 3:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/transforming-objects-with-key-and-value-fields-into-simple-fields/228152 "2020-04-15T15:18:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Badger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/badger/32/25190_2.png) [@Badger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Badger)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 3:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/transforming-objects-with-key-and-value-fields-into-simple-fields/228152/2 "2020-04-15T15:40:37Z")

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I would do it in a ruby filter. Something like [this](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-xml-parsing-issues-trying-to-send-to-graylog-part-2/193209/4).

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