Copy Field

The Copy Field processor copies the value of one telemetry field to another field on the same record, leaving the source in place. It operates on logs, metrics, or traces, and can copy between attributes, body, and resource locations.

Supported Telemetry Types

Metrics	Logs	Traces
✓	✓	✓

Choose Telemetry Type picks one signal per processor instance. Add another instance to handle a second signal.

Configuration

When to apply

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
Choose Telemetry Type	Telemetry Selector	Yes	Logs	The signal this instance runs on: Logs, Metrics, or Traces (one at a time).
Condition	OTTL Condition	No	(empty)	An OTTL condition that must evaluate to true for the copy to apply. Empty applies to all telemetry.

Source field

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
Copy From	Enum: Attributes, Body, Resource	Yes	Attributes	The telemetry field location to copy from.
Attributes Field	OTTL Field	No	(empty)	The attributes field to copy from. Bracket notation for nested fields. Empty copies all attribute fields. Shown when Copy From is Attributes.
Body Field	OTTL Field	No	(empty)	The body field to copy from. Bracket notation for nested fields. Empty copies all body fields. Shown when Copy From is Body.
Resource Field	OTTL Field	No	(empty)	The resource field to copy from. Bracket notation for nested fields. Empty copies all resource fields. Shown when Copy From is Resource.

Target field

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
Copy To	Enum: Attributes, Body	Yes	Attributes	The telemetry field location to copy to.
Attributes Field	OTTL Field	No	(empty)	The attributes field to copy to. Bracket notation for nested fields. Empty overwrites all attribute fields. Shown when Copy To is Attributes.
Body Field	OTTL Field	No	(empty)	The body field to copy to. Bracket notation for nested fields. Empty overwrites all body fields. Shown when Copy To is Body.

Resource is a source-only location. Copy To offers Attributes and Body only. Body source and target fields apply to logs; for metrics and traces the copy operates on datapoint and span attributes.

Examples

Copy an entire log body to an attribute

The whole log body is copied to an attribute named body_nested. This is useful for destinations that ignore or reshape the body field. Leave the Body Field empty under Copy From to take the entire body.

apiVersion: bindplane.observiq.com/v1
kind: Processor
metadata:
  name: copy-body-to-attribute
spec:
  type: copy_field
  parameters:
    - name: telemetry
      value:
        - Logs
    - name: from_base
      value: Body
    - name: from_body
      value: ""
    - name: to_base
      value: Attributes
    - name: to_attributes
      value: body_nested

Nest a resource field under an attribute using bracket notation

A resource field named host.name is copied to an attribute name nested under a top-level attribute host. Bracket notation builds the nested path on the target. A Condition restricts the copy to records that carry the resource field.

apiVersion: bindplane.observiq.com/v1
kind: Processor
metadata:
  name: copy-host-name
spec:
  type: copy_field
  parameters:
    - name: telemetry
      value:
        - Logs
    - name: condition
      value: resource.attributes["host.name"] != nil
    - name: from_base
      value: Resource
    - name: from_resource
      value: attributes["host.name"]
    - name: to_base
      value: Attributes
    - name: to_attributes
      value: host["name"]

Configuration Tips

• Use bracket notation (field["child"]) on the target field to build or address nested structures.
• Leaving the source field empty copies the entire base (all attributes, the whole body, or all resource fields); leaving the target field empty overwrites the entire base, so prefer a named target field unless you intend a full overwrite.
• The copy is non-destructive at the source: the original field is retained. Use the Move Field processor instead when the source should be removed.

Troubleshooting

The target field is not populated

Symptoms: after the processor runs, the destination field is missing or empty.

Solutions:

1. Confirm the source field exists on the record and matches the Copy From location and path. A missing source value (nil) is skipped.
2. Verify the Condition evaluates to true for the records you expect to copy.

The wrong field location is copied

Symptoms: the value comes from a different part of the record than intended.

Solutions:

1. Check that Copy From matches where the value actually lives (Attributes, Body, or Resource), and that the field path uses bracket notation for nested keys.
2. Remember Copy To supports Attributes and Body only; Resource cannot be a target.

Standalone Processor

apiVersion: bindplane.observiq.com/v1
kind: Processor
metadata:
  name: copy-field
spec:
  type: copy_field
  parameters:
    - name: telemetry
      value:
        - Logs
    - name: condition
      value: ""
    - name: from_base
      value: Body
    - name: from_body
      value: ""
    - name: to_base
      value: Attributes
    - name: to_attributes
      value: body_nested

Related Resources

• Transform Processor — OpenTelemetry Collector Contrib

Bindplane Resources

• Move Field
• Add Fields
• Delete Fields