---
title: Fields are not indexed or usable in Kibana visualizations
description: If you have recently performed an operation that loads or parses custom, structured logs, you might need to refresh the index to make the fields available...
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3028/reference/beats/filebeat/fields-not-indexed
products:
  - Beats
  - Filebeat
applies_to:
  - Elastic Cloud Serverless: Generally available
  - Elastic Stack: Generally available
---

# Fields are not indexed or usable in Kibana visualizations
If you have recently performed an operation that loads or parses custom, structured logs, you might need to refresh the index to make the fields available in Kibana. To refresh the index, use the [refresh API](https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/elasticsearch/operation/operation-indices-refresh). For example:
```sh
curl -XPOST 'http://localhost:9200/filebeat-2016.08.09/_refresh'
```