# \[ANNOUNCEMENT\] logstash-input-firebase released

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/announcement-logstash-input-firebase-released/71331>\
**Category:** Community Ecosystem\
**Created:** [January 12, 2017, 7:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/announcement-logstash-input-firebase-released/71331 "2017-01-12T07:35:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![val](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/val/32/138203_2.png) [@val](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/val)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2017, 7:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/announcement-logstash-input-firebase-released/71331/1 "2017-01-12T07:35:24Z")

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A new Logstash input plugin called logstash-input-firebase is now available to retrieve data out of your [Firebase](https://firebase.google.com/) real-time databases.

This plugin can work in two modes:

1. **get mode:** Retrieve the value of database references on a fixed schedule (at midnight, every 5 minutes, etc)
2. **stream mode:** Retrieve the value of database references in real-time as it changes (via the [streaming REST API](https://firebase.google.com/docs/database/rest/retrieve-data#section-rest-streaming))

We're still working on a few kinks (complex filtering stuff, etc) but aside from that the input is fully functional.  
The input is available and documented here: [https://github.com/consulthys/logstash-input-firebase](https://github.com/consulthys/logstash-input-firebase)

Also watch out for the sister output plugin [coming out soon](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/announcement-logstash-output-firebase-released/71396), which will allow you to sink your Logstash events to Firebase: [https://github.com/consulthys/logstash-output-firebase](https://github.com/consulthys/logstash-output-firebase)

PS: Thanks to the good folks at [Codementor](https://www.codementor.io/) for providing the excellent [rest-firebase](https://github.com/CodementorIO/rest-firebase) Ruby library to interact with the [Firebase REST API](https://firebase.google.com/docs/database/rest/retrieve-data).

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 9:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/announcement-logstash-input-firebase-released/71331/2 "2017-07-05T21:46:44Z")

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