drop_events
The drop_events
processor drops all the events that are passed into it. The following table describes when events are dropped and how exceptions for dropping events are handled.
Option | Required | Type | Description |
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drop_when | Yes | String | Accepts a Data Prepper expression string following the Data Prepper Expression Syntax. Configuring drop_events with drop_when: true drops all the events received. |
handle_failed_events | No | Enum | Specifies how exceptions are handled when an exception occurs while evaluating an event. Default value is drop , which drops the event so that it is not sent to OpenSearch. Available options are drop , drop_silently , skip , and skip_silently . For more information, see handle_failed_events. |