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Filter by Field

Filter by Field Processor

The Filter by Field processor can be used to include or exclude telemetry based on matched resource attributes, attributes, or log body fields.

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This processor has been deprecated and replaced with a new Filter by Condition processor. While it will continue to function, it will no longer receive any enhancements and you should migrate to the new processor.

Supported Types

MetricsLogsTraces

Configuration Table

ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
telemetry_typestelemetrySelector["Logs", "Metrics", "Traces"]The list of telemetry types the processor will act on.
actionenumexcludeWhether to include (retain) or exclude (drop) matches.
match_typeenumstrictMethod for matching values. Strict matching requires that 'value' be an exact match. Regexp matching uses re2 to match a value.
attributesmap[]Attribute key value pairs to filter on. Telemetry is filtered if all attribute, resource, and body key pairs are matched.
resourcesmap[]Resource key value pairs to filter on. Telemetry is filtered if all attribute, resource, and body key pairs are matched.
bodiesmap[]Log body key value pairs to filter on. Log records filtered if all attribute, resource, and body key pairs are matched.

Example Configuration

Excluding matching log records

In this example, we exclude logs that have all of the following:

  • A host.name resource attribute that equals dev-server
  • An environment attribute that equals dev
  • A remote-ip log body field that equals 127.0.0.1

Web Interface

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Standalone Processor

yaml
1apiVersion: bindplane.observiq.com/v1
2kind: Processor
3metadata:
4  id: filter_field
5  name: filter_field
6spec:
7  type: filter_field
8  parameters:
9  - name: telemetry_types
10    value:
11    - Metrics
12    - Logs
13    - Traces
14  - name: action
15	  value: exclude
16  - name: match_type
17  	value: strict
18  - name: attributes
19  	value:
20  		environment: dev
21  - name: resources
22  	value:
23  		host.name: dev-server
24  - name: bodies
25  	value:
26  		remote-ip: 127.0.0.1