# Trying to log remote ip through plugin unsuccessfully

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/trying-to-log-remote-ip-through-plugin-unsuccessfully/104800>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [October 22, 2017, 12:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/trying-to-log-remote-ip-through-plugin-unsuccessfully/104800 "2017-10-22T12:27:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![nmeisels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecc23a/32.png) [@nmeisels](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nmeisels)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2017, 12:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/trying-to-log-remote-ip-through-plugin-unsuccessfully/104800/1 "2017-10-22T12:27:46Z")

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Hi!

I have an elasticsearch cluster version 5.6.2.  
I'm trying to log the remote ip that initiated the request.  
For some reason when I try logging the ip I get null value.

Here is my plugin class:

```
public class RiemannLoggerPlugin extends Plugin implements ActionPlugin {

private static final String SETTING_DISABLE = "riemann.logger.disable";

private final Logger log = Loggers.getLogger(RiemannLoggerPlugin.class);
//private final boolean enabled;

public RiemannLoggerPlugin(Settings settings) {
    log.info("Starting Riemann Logger Plugin");
}

@Override
public List<RestHandler> getRestHandlers(Settings settings, RestController restController, ClusterSettings clusterSettings,
                                         IndexScopedSettings indexScopedSettings, SettingsFilter settingsFilter,
                                         IndexNameExpressionResolver indexNameExpressionResolver, Supplier<DiscoveryNodes> nodesInCluster) {
    ArrayList<RestHandler> restHandlers = new ArrayList<>(1);
    restHandlers.add(new RiemannLoggerRestHandler());
    return restHandlers;
}

public List<Setting<?>> getSettings() {
    List<Setting<?>> settings = new ArrayList<>();
    settings.add(Setting.simpleString(SETTING_DISABLE, Setting.Property.NodeScope));
    return settings;
}

@Override
public List<Class<? extends ActionFilter>> getActionFilters() {
    ArrayList<Class<? extends ActionFilter>> filters = new ArrayList<>();
    filters.add(RiemannLoggerActionFilter.class);
    return filters;
}
}

public class RiemannLoggerActionFilter extends ActionFilter.Simple {

private static final Logger log = LogManager.getLogger(RiemannLoggerActionFilter.class);

@Inject
public RiemannLoggerActionFilter(Settings settings) {
    super(settings);
}

@Override
public int order() {
    return Integer.MIN_VALUE;
}

@Override
protected boolean apply(String action, ActionRequest request, ActionListener<?> listener) {
    log.info("Woohoo! got a request from: " + request.remoteAddress());
    log.info("Action: " + action);
    log.info("Listener:" + listener.toString());
    return true;
}
}

```

> Example log:  
> [2017-10-22T11:19:22,851][INFO][c.f.e.r.RiemannLoggerActionFilter] Woohoo! got a request from: null  
> [2017-10-22T11:19:22,851][INFO][c.f.e.r.RiemannLoggerActionFilter] Action: indices:data/read/mget  
> [2017-10-22T11:19:22,852][INFO][c.f.e.r.RiemannLoggerActionFilter]  
> Listener:org.elasticsearch.action.support.TransportAction$1@1924d1bb

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:** [November 19, 2017, 12:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/trying-to-log-remote-ip-through-plugin-unsuccessfully/104800/2 "2017-11-19T12:28:02Z")

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