# Can Winlogbeat output to Kafka? **URL:** \ **Category:** Beats\ **Created:** [December 19, 2016, 3:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-winlogbeat-output-to-kafka/69465 "2016-12-19T15:13:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ernestgwilsonii](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ernestgwilsonii/32/13981_2.png) [@ernestgwilsonii](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ernestgwilsonii)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2016, 3:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-winlogbeat-output-to-kafka/69465/1 "2016-12-19T15:13:46Z")
I am reviewing a solution where everything goes to Kafka first. Then from Kafka to Logstash then to GrayLog then to Elasticsearch then viewable by Kibana. Can Winlogbeat output to Kafka? Thank you. Ernie ---
**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2016, 3:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-winlogbeat-output-to-kafka/69465/2 "2016-12-19T15:20:48Z")
The documentation suggests so: [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/winlogbeat/current/kafka-output.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/winlogbeat/current/kafka-output.html) ---
**Author:** ![ernestgwilsonii](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ernestgwilsonii/32/13981_2.png) [@ernestgwilsonii](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ernestgwilsonii)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2016, 3:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-winlogbeat-output-to-kafka/69465/3 "2016-12-19T15:23:48Z")
Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2017, 3:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-winlogbeat-output-to-kafka/69465/4 "2017-01-09T15:13:45Z")
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