---
title: ES|QL MD5 function
description: 
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/query-languages/esql/functions-operators/string-functions/md5
products:
  - Elasticsearch
---

# ES|QL MD5 function
## Syntax

![Embedded](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/query-languages/esql/images/functions/md5.svg)


## Parameters

<definitions>
  <definition term="input">
    Input to hash.
  </definition>
</definitions>


## Description

Computes the MD5 hash of the input (if the MD5 hash is available on the JVM).

## Supported types


| input   | result  |
|---------|---------|
| keyword | keyword |
| text    | keyword |


## Example

```esql
FROM sample_data
| WHERE message != "Connection error"
| EVAL md5 = md5(message)
| KEEP message, md5
```


| message:keyword       | md5:keyword                      |
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
| Connected to 10.1.0.1 | abd7d1ce2bb636842a29246b3512dcae |
| Connected to 10.1.0.2 | 8f8f1cb60832d153f5b9ec6dc828b93f |
| Connected to 10.1.0.3 | 912b6dc13503165a15de43304bb77c78 |
| Disconnected          | ef70e46fd3bbc21e3e1f0b6815e750c0 |