# Unable to access fields in metrics filter event

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-access-fields-in-metrics-filter-event/105554
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [October 27, 2017, 10:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-access-fields-in-metrics-filter-event/105554 "2017-10-27T10:53:47Z")
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### Author: ![RohanKumbhar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rohankumbhar/32/23649_2.png) [@RohanKumbhar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/RohanKumbhar)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2017, 10:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-access-fields-in-metrics-filter-event/105554/1 "2017-10-27T10:53:47Z")

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i'm unable to get metrics count in the metrics event , my conf. file as shown below, kindly help here.

filter{  
\*\*using grok to extract file\_name \*\*  
metrics {  
meter =\> ["%{file\_name}"]  
add\_tag =\> "metrics"  
id =\> "file\_count"  
}  
}  
output {  
if "metrics" in [tags] {  
stdout {  
codec =\> line {  
format =\> " %{file\_name} --\> COUNT : %{[file\_name][count]}"  
}  
}

}

OUTPUT i'm getting is  
%{file\_name} --\>COUNT : %{[file\_name][count]}  
%{file\_name} --\>COUNT : %{[file\_name][count]}  
%{file\_name} --\>COUNT : %{[file\_name][count]}

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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 24, 2017, 10:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-access-fields-in-metrics-filter-event/105554/2 "2017-11-24T10:53:48Z")

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