---
title: Terminate processor
description: Terminates the current ingest pipeline, causing no further processors to be run. This will normally be executed conditionally, using the if option. If...
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/enrich-processor/terminate-processor
products:
  - Elasticsearch
---

# Terminate processor
Terminates the current ingest pipeline, causing no further processors to be run. This will normally be executed conditionally, using the `if` option.
If this pipeline is being called from another pipeline, the calling pipeline is **not** terminated.


| Name             | Required | Default | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|------------------|----------|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `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://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/manage-data/ingest/transform-enrich/ingest-pipelines#conditionally-run-processor). |
| `ignore_failure` | no       | `false` | Ignore failures for the processor. See [Handling pipeline failures](https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/manage-data/ingest/transform-enrich/ingest-pipelines#handling-pipeline-failures).       |
| `on_failure`     | no       | -       | Handle failures for the processor. See [Handling pipeline failures](https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/manage-data/ingest/transform-enrich/ingest-pipelines#handling-pipeline-failures).       |
| `tag`            | no       | -       | Identifier for the processor. Useful for debugging and metrics.                                                                                                                                                                |

```js
{
  "description" : "terminates the current pipeline if the error field is present",
  "terminate": {
    "if": "ctx.error != null"
  }
}
```