Common Fields

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Contains common fields available in all event types.

beat.name

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The name of the Beat sending the log messages. If the shipper name is set in the configuration file, then that value is used. If it is not set, the hostname is used. To set the shipper name, use the name option in the shipper section of the configuration file.

beat.hostname

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The hostname as returned by the operating system on which the Beat is running.

@timestamp

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type: date

example: 2015-01-24 14:06:05.071000

format: YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS.milliZ

required: True

The timestamp when the log line was read. The precision is in milliseconds. The timezone is UTC.

type

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required: True

The name of the log event. This field is set to the value specified for the document_type option in the prospector section of the Filebeat config file.

input_type

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required: True

The input type from which the event was generated. This field is set to the value specified for the input_type option in the prospector section of the Filebeat config file.