# Filter by Field

### Filter by Field Processor

The Filter by Field processor can be used to include or exclude telemetry based on matched resource attributes, attributes, or log body fields.

{% hint style="danger" %}
**WARNING**

This processor has been deprecated and replaced with a new [Filter by Condition](https://docs.bindplane.com/integrations/processors/filter-by-condition) processor. While it will continue to function, it will no longer receive any enhancements and you should migrate to the new processor.
{% endhint %}

### Supported Types

| Metrics | Logs | Traces |
| ------- | ---- | ------ |
| ✓       | ✓    | ✓      |

### Configuration Table

| Parameter        | Type                | Default                         | Description                                                                                                                                                                  |
| ---------------- | ------------------- | ------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| telemetry\_types | `telemetrySelector` | `["Logs", "Metrics", "Traces"]` | The list of telemetry types the processor will act on.                                                                                                                       |
| action           | `enum`              | `exclude`                       | Whether to `include` (retain) or `exclude` (drop) matches.                                                                                                                   |
| match\_type      | `enum`              | `strict`                        | Method for matching values. Strict matching requires that 'value' be an exact match. Regexp matching uses [re2](https://github.com/google/re2/wiki/Syntax) to match a value. |
| attributes       | `map`               | `[]`                            | Attribute key value pairs to filter on. Telemetry is filtered if all attribute, resource, and body key pairs are matched.                                                    |
| resources        | `map`               | `[]`                            | Resource key value pairs to filter on. Telemetry is filtered if all attribute, resource, and body key pairs are matched.                                                     |
| bodies           | `map`               | `[]`                            | Log body key value pairs to filter on. Log records filtered if all attribute, resource, and body key pairs are matched.                                                      |

### Example Configuration

#### Excluding matching log records

In this example, we exclude logs that have **all** of the following:

* A `host.name` resource attribute that equals `dev-server`
* An `environment` attribute that equals `dev`
* A `remote-ip` log body field that equals `127.0.0.1`

**Web Interface**

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**Standalone Processor**

```yaml
apiVersion: bindplane.observiq.com/v1
kind: Processor
metadata:
  id: filter_field
  name: filter_field
spec:
  type: filter_field
  parameters:
  - name: telemetry_types
    value:
    - Metrics
    - Logs
    - Traces
  - name: action
	  value: exclude
  - name: match_type
  	value: strict
  - name: attributes
  	value:
  		environment: dev
  - name: resources
  	value:
  		host.name: dev-server
  - name: bodies
  	value:
  		remote-ip: 127.0.0.1
```


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