---
title: HTML strip processor
description: 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. 
url: https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/enrich-processor/htmlstrip-processor
---

# HTML strip processor

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.
<note>
  Each HTML tag is replaced with a `\n` character.
</note>



| 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 `field` is updated in-place                                                                                                                                                            |
| `ignore_missing` | no       | `false` | If `true` and `field` does 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](https://d34ipnu52o64md.cloudfront.net/docs/manage-data/ingest/transform-enrich/ingest-pipelines#conditionally-run-processor)Conditionally run a processor. |
| `ignore_failure` | no       | `false` | Ignore failures for the processor. See [Handling pipeline failures](https://d34ipnu52o64md.cloudfront.net/docs/manage-data/ingest/transform-enrich/ingest-pipelines#handling-pipeline-failures)Handling pipeline failures.          |
| `on_failure`     | no       | -       | Handle failures for the processor. See [Handling pipeline failures](https://d34ipnu52o64md.cloudfront.net/docs/manage-data/ingest/transform-enrich/ingest-pipelines#handling-pipeline-failures)Handling pipeline failures.          |
| `tag`            | no       | -       | Identifier for the processor. Useful for debugging and metrics.                                                                                                                                                                     |

```js
{
  "html_strip": {
    "field": "foo"
  }
}
```
