# Unable to specify index

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-specify-index/32927>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [October 24, 2015, 11:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-specify-index/32927 "2015-10-24T23:20:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![erikstephens](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/erikstephens/32/5430_2.png) [@erikstephens](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/erikstephens)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2015, 11:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-specify-index/32927/1 "2015-10-24T23:20:33Z")

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The timestamp used for the index is always the current time instead of the @timestamp I parse from the event. I've tried various workarounds such as trying to remove/redefine [@metadata][index] but can't get filebeat or beats input to play nice. I wasn't seeing this behavior from logstash-forwarder. Does this sound like user error on my part or are others experiencing the same behavior?

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**Author:** ![erikstephens](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/erikstephens/32/5430_2.png) [@erikstephens](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/erikstephens)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2015, 4:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-specify-index/32927/2 "2015-10-25T16:47:53Z")

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I filed this issue:

> <https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-input-beats/issues/6>

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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:** [July 5, 2017, 9:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-specify-index/32927/3 "2017-07-05T21:58:36Z")

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