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  • May 8, 2026
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Pawel Kwiatkowski

In a Cribl source could be added fields https://docs.cribl.io/stream/sources-tcp-raw#fields.

So just wondering if such option could be possible also in destinations.

PS: yes, I know I can use post-processing pipelines.

Best answer by Dan Schmitz

Pawel, Sources have a Fields config because they're creating events from raw input — they need a way to attach metadata at the point of origin. Destinations are sending already-processed events to an external system, so enrichment happens upstream in the pipeline, not at the delivery point.  I do think there may be use cases for enrichment at the destination.  Can you expand a little more on the use case of what you are wanting to enrich?  Tags on a destination may be a better solution depending on your use case.

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  • Dan Schmitz
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  • May 22, 2026

Pawel, Sources have a Fields config because they're creating events from raw input — they need a way to attach metadata at the point of origin. Destinations are sending already-processed events to an external system, so enrichment happens upstream in the pipeline, not at the delivery point.  I do think there may be use cases for enrichment at the destination.  Can you expand a little more on the use case of what you are wanting to enrich?  Tags on a destination may be a better solution depending on your use case.

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