---
title: HTML strip processor
description: Removes HTML tags from the field. If the field is an array of strings, HTML tags will be removed from all members of the array. 
url: https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/enrich-processor/htmlstrip-processor
products:
  - Elasticsearch
---

# HTML strip processor
Removes HTML tags from the field. If the field is an array of strings, HTML tags will be removed from all members of the array.
<note>
  Each HTML tag is replaced with a `\n` character.
</note>



| Name             | Required | Default | Description                                                                                                                                                                             |
|------------------|----------|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `field`          | yes      | -       | The string-valued field to remove HTML tags from                                                                                                                                        |
| `target_field`   | no       | `field` | The field to assign the value to, by default `field` is updated in-place                                                                                                                |
| `ignore_missing` | no       | `false` | If `true` and `field` does not exist, the processor quietly exits without modifying the document                                                                                        |
| `description`    | no       | -       | Description of the processor. Useful for describing the purpose of the processor or its configuration.                                                                                  |
| `if`             | no       | -       | Conditionally execute the processor. See [Conditionally run a processor](https://www.elastic.co/docs/manage-data/ingest/transform-enrich/ingest-pipelines#conditionally-run-processor). |
| `ignore_failure` | no       | `false` | Ignore failures for the processor. See [Handling pipeline failures](https://www.elastic.co/docs/manage-data/ingest/transform-enrich/ingest-pipelines#handling-pipeline-failures).       |
| `on_failure`     | no       | -       | Handle failures for the processor. See [Handling pipeline failures](https://www.elastic.co/docs/manage-data/ingest/transform-enrich/ingest-pipelines#handling-pipeline-failures).       |
| `tag`            | no       | -       | Identifier for the processor. Useful for debugging and metrics.                                                                                                                         |

```js
{
  "html_strip": {
    "field": "foo"
  }
}
```