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# Extract MAC Addresses
## Description
This operation extracts MAC addresses from a given input text. It supports various formats, including colon and hyphen separators.
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## Data types
These are the input/output expected data types for this operation:
### Input data
- Input events to extract MAC addresses from.
### Output data
- List of comma-separated extracted MAC addresses.
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## Parameters
These are the parameters you need to configure to use this operation (mandatory parameters are marked with a **\***):
Output Separator
Select the separator in the input MAC addresses. Choose between **Colon (:)** (default), **Hyphen (-)** and **None**.
Sort Results
Set this parameter to **true** if you want to sort the extracted MAC adresses alphabetically, or **false** if you want to display them as they appear in the original input data. The default value is **false**.
Unique Only
Set this parameter to **true** (default value) if you want to include only unique MAC addresses in your results.
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## Example
Suppose you want to **extract** all the **MAC addresses** from a given series of events. To do it:
1. In your Pipeline, open the required [Action](/the-workspace/pipelines/actions.md) configuration and select the input **Field**.
2. In the **Operation** field, choose **Extract MAC Addresses**.
3. Set **Output Separator** to **Colon (:)**.
4. Set **Sort Results** to **false**.
5. Set **Unique Only** to **true**.
6. Give your **Output field** a name and click **Save**.
For example, given this input text:
```
We need to prioritize the replacement of the aging routers on the executive floor," Samantha noted in her report. "The Cisco device at 4F:5E:AB:23:CD:01 has been experiencing memory leaks, and the backup unit with MAC address 84:7B:EB:22:10:DF isn't configured properly for automatic failover.
```
You'll get the following:
```
4F:5E:AB:23:CD:01,84:7B:EB:22:10:DF
```
{% hint style="info" %}
You can try out operations with specific values using the **Input** field above the operation. You can enter the value in the example above and check the result in the **Output** field.
{% endhint %}
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