# Translate filter dictionary update

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/translate-filter-dictionary-update/267000>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [March 11, 2021, 8:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/translate-filter-dictionary-update/267000 "2021-03-11T20:52:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![elasticforme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f05b48/32.png) [@elasticforme](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/elasticforme)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 8:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/translate-filter-dictionary-update/267000/1 "2021-03-11T20:52:30Z")

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I am using logstash pipeline. one of the job has translate filter.

if I change translate dictionary file key-value. do I have to restart logstash?  
or will it read the dictionary yml file everytime it runs pipeline?

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**Author:** ![ylasri](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ylasri/32/86120_2.png) [@ylasri](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ylasri)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 8:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/translate-filter-dictionary-update/267000/2 "2021-03-11T20:55:16Z")

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No need, that filter has a nice parameter for [refreshing](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/plugins-filters-translate.html#plugins-filters-translate-refresh_interval) the data from the dictionnary

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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 8, 2021, 8:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/translate-filter-dictionary-update/267000/3 "2021-04-08T20:56:03Z")

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