# Null

{% hint style="info" %}
**Supported event types:** `logs` `metrics`
{% endhint %}

The *Null* output plugin discards events.

## Configuration parameters

This plugin supports the following parameters:

| Key                | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Default   |
| ------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- |
| `format`           | Specify the data format. Supported formats: `msgpack`, `json`, `json_lines`, `json_stream`.                                                                                                                     | `msgpack` |
| `json_date_format` | Specify the format of the date. Supported formats: `double`, `epoch`, `epoch_ms`, `iso8601` (for example, `2018-05-30T09:39:52.000681Z`), and `java_sql_timestamp` (for example, `2018-05-30 09:39:52.000681`). | `double`  |
| `json_date_key`    | Specify the name of the time key in the output record. To disable the time key, set the value to `false`.                                                                                                       | `date`    |
| `workers`          | The number of [workers](https://docs.fluentbit.io/manual/administration/multithreading#outputs) to perform flush operations for this output.                                                                    | `1`       |

## Get started

You can run the plugin from the command line or through the configuration file:

### Command line

From the command line you can let Fluent Bit discard events with the following options:

```shell
fluent-bit -i cpu -o null
```

### Configuration file

In your main configuration file append the following:

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{% tab title="fluent-bit.yaml" %}

```yaml
pipeline:
  inputs:
    - name: cpu
      tag: cpu

  outputs:
    - name: null
      match: '*'
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="fluent-bit.conf" %}

```
[INPUT]
  Name cpu
  Tag  cpu

[OUTPUT]
  Name null
  Match *
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}