---
title: System process_summary metricset
description: The process_summary metricset collects high level statistics about the running processes. This metricset is available on: FreeBSD, Linux, macOS, Windows...
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/beats/metricbeat/metricbeat-metricset-system-process_summary
products:
  - Beats
  - Metricbeat
applies_to:
  - Elastic Cloud Serverless: Generally available
  - Elastic Stack: Generally available
---

# System process_summary metricset
The `process_summary` metricset collects high level statistics about the running processes.
This metricset is available on:
- FreeBSD
- Linux
- macOS
- Windows


## Configuration

There are no configuration options for this metricset.
This is a default metricset. If the host module is unconfigured, this metricset is enabled by default.

## Fields

For a description of each field in the metricset, see the [exported fields](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/beats/metricbeat/exported-fields-system) section.
Here is an example document generated by this metricset:
```json
{
    "@timestamp": "2017-10-12T08:05:34.853Z",
    "event": {
        "dataset": "system.process.summary",
        "duration": 115000,
        "module": "system"
    },
    "metricset": {
        "name": "process_summary",
        "period": 10000
    },
    "service": {
        "type": "system"
    },
    "system": {
        "process": {
            "summary": {
                "idle": 110,
                "running": 1,
                "sleeping": 138,
                "threads": {
                    "blocked": 0,
                    "running": 2
                },
                "total": 249
            }
        }
    }
}
```