navigation_title: "HTML strip" mapped_pages:
Removes HTML tags from the field. If the field is an array of strings, HTML tags will be removed from all members of the array.
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Each HTML tag is replaced with a \n character.
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$$$htmlstrip-options$$$
| Name | Required | Default | Description | 
|---|---|---|---|
| field | yes | - | The string-valued field to remove HTML tags from | 
| target_field | no | field | The field to assign the value to, by default fieldis updated in-place | 
| ignore_missing | no | false | If trueandfielddoes not exist, the processor quietly 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. | 
{
  "html_strip": {
    "field": "foo"
  }
}