# Automated log stash or curl input - json files

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/automated-log-stash-or-curl-input-json-files/101909>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [September 26, 2017, 9:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/automated-log-stash-or-curl-input-json-files/101909 "2017-09-26T21:36:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![cxbarbosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@cxbarbosa](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/cxbarbosa)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 9:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/automated-log-stash-or-curl-input-json-files/101909/1 "2017-09-26T21:36:20Z")

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I have read a lot of tutorials and I'm still not sure where to start so I want to just ask the question up front.

I have large inventory data files being pulled down in JSON format using API calls. Ideally, I want to parse these files and have them uploaded to Kibana relatively no touch.

Should I use logstash for this or a daemon with curl directly to elastic search?

Importing directly into ES, you have to index the JSON file first which adds a manual process.

However, I read log stash isn't meant to parse JSON files.

Whats the best way to accomplish this?

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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:** [October 24, 2017, 9:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/automated-log-stash-or-curl-input-json-files/101909/2 "2017-10-24T21:36:26Z")

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