---
title: @metadata is missing in Logstash
description: Logstash outputs remove @metadata fields automatically. Therefore, if Logstash instances are chained directly or via some message queue (for example,...
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/beats/auditbeat/metadata-missing
products:
  - Auditbeat
  - Beats
applies_to:
  - Elastic Cloud Serverless: Generally available
  - Elastic Stack: Generally available
---

# @metadata is missing in Logstash
Logstash outputs remove `@metadata` fields automatically. Therefore, if Logstash instances are chained directly or via some message queue (for example, Redis or Kafka), the `@metadata` field will not be available in the final Logstash instance.
<tip>
  To preserve `@metadata` fields, use the Logstash mutate filter with the rename setting to rename the fields to non-internal fields.
</tip>