elasticsearch/docs/reference/enrich-processor/drop-processor.md

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navigation_title: "Drop" mapped_pages:

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Drop processor [drop-processor]

Drops the document without raising any errors. This is useful to prevent the document from getting indexed based on some condition.

$$$drop-options$$$

Name	Required	Default	Description
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.

{
  "drop": {
    "if" : "ctx.network_name == 'Guest'"
  }
}