﻿---
title: Rename processor
description: Use the Rename processor to change the name of a field, moving its value to a new field name and removing the original. To use a rename processor: Select...
url: https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/docs-content/pull/4919/solutions/observability/streams/management/extract/rename
applies_to:
  - Elastic Cloud Serverless: Generally available
  - Elastic Stack: Generally available since 9.2, Preview in 9.1
---

# Rename processor
Use the **Rename** processor to change the name of a field, moving its value to a new field name and removing the original.
To use a rename processor:
1. Select **Create** → **Create processor**.
2. Select **Rename** from the **Processor** menu.
3. Set **Source Field** to the field you want to rename.
4. Set **Target field** to the new name you want to use for the **Source Field**.

This functionality uses the Elasticsearch [Rename processor](https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/elasticsearch/tree/main/reference/enrich-processor/rename-processor) internally, but you configure it in Streamlang. Streamlang doesn’t always have 1:1 parity with the ingest processor options and behavior. Refer to [Processor limitations and inconsistencies](/elastic/docs-content/pull/4919/solutions/observability/streams/management/extract#streams-processor-inconsistencies).