Fingerprint processor

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Computes a hash of the document’s content. You can use this hash for content fingerprinting.

Table 19. Fingerprint Options

Name Required Default Description

fields

yes

n/a

Array of fields to include in the fingerprint. For objects, the processor hashes both the field key and value. For other fields, the processor hashes only the field value.

target_field

no

fingerprint

Output field for the fingerprint.

salt

no

<none>

Salt value for the hash function.

method

no

SHA-1

The cryptographic hash function used to compute the fingerprint. Must be one of MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, or SHA-512.

ignore_missing

no

false

If true, the processor ignores any missing fields. If all fields are missing, the processor silently exits without modifying the document.

description

no

-

Description of the processor. Useful for describing the purpose of the processor or its configuration.

if

no

-

Conditionally execute the processor. See Conditionally run a processor.

ignore_failure

no

false

Ignore failures for the processor. See Handling pipeline failures.

on_failure

no

-

Handle failures for the processor. See Handling pipeline failures.

tag

no

-

Identifier for the processor. Useful for debugging and metrics.

Example
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The following example illustrates the use of the fingerprint processor:

POST _ingest/pipeline/_simulate
{
  "pipeline": {
    "processors": [
      {
        "fingerprint": {
          "fields": ["user"]
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "docs": [
    {
      "_source": {
        "user": {
          "last_name": "Smith",
          "first_name": "John",
          "date_of_birth": "1980-01-15",
          "is_active": true
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

Which produces the following result:

{
  "docs": [
    {
      "doc": {
        ...
        "_type": "_doc",
        "_source": {
          "fingerprint" : "WbSUPW4zY1PBPehh2AA/sSxiRjw=",
          "user" : {
            "last_name" : "Smith",
            "first_name" : "John",
            "date_of_birth" : "1980-01-15",
            "is_active" : true
          }
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}