# Configure logstash to input JSON file into elasticsearch **URL:** \ **Category:** Logstash\ **Created:** [May 22, 2019, 7:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configure-logstash-to-input-json-file-into-elasticsearch/182313 "2019-05-22T19:48:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![esportuga](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/esportuga/32/45918_2.png) [@esportuga](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/esportuga)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2019, 7:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configure-logstash-to-input-json-file-into-elasticsearch/182313/1 "2019-05-22T19:48:05Z")
Hello, I'm accessing tweets with Tweepy and generating complete .JSON files for each Tweet. I set up my logstash to read each of these files and index them in Elasticsearch See below my logstash configuration file: input{ file{ codec =\> json path =\> ["C:/----my directory-----/twitter\_logs\*.json\*"] start\_position =\> "beginning" sincedb\_path =\> "nul" } } filter { json { source =\> "message" } } output{ elasticsearch { hosts =\> "localhost:9200" index =\> "twitter" } } See the contents of each .JSON file. { "created\_at":"Tue May 21 22:18:17 +0000 2019", "id":1130961032392990700, "id\_str":"1130961032392990720", "text":"Ainda não superou o final de Game of Thrones? Nós também não! Confira o que preparamos para os fãs que já não sab… [https://t.co/G93RryP9OS](https://t.co/G93RryP9OS)", "truncated":true, "entities":{ "hashtags":{}, "symbols":{}, "user\_mentions":{}, "urls":[{ "url":"[https://t.co/G93RryP9OS](https://t.co/G93RryP9OS)", "expanded\_url":"[https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1130961032392990720](https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1130961032392990720)", "display\_url":"[twitter.com/i/web/status/1…](http://twitter.com/i/web/status/1%E2%80%A6)", "indices":[ 117, 140 ] }] }, "source":"[Twitter Web Client](http://twitter.com)", "in\_reply\_to\_status\_id":null, "in\_reply\_to\_status\_id\_str":null, "in\_reply\_to\_user\_id":null, "in\_reply\_to\_user\_id\_str":null, "in\_reply\_to\_screen\_name":null, "user":{ "id":183639847, "id\_str":"183639847", "name":"Conheça a BRQ", "screen\_name":"brqdigital", "location":"São Paulo", "description":"Paixão por transformar negócios com tecnologia, esse é o propósito que move a BRQ em 26 anos de história.", "url":"[https://t.co/IXZCQUM9nb](https://t.co/IXZCQUM9nb)", "entities":{ "url":{ "urls":[{ "url":"[https://t.co/IXZCQUM9nb](https://t.co/IXZCQUM9nb)", "expanded\_url":"[http://www.brq.com](http://www.brq.com)", "display\_url":"[brq.com](http://brq.com)", "indices":[ 0, 23 ] }] }, "description":{ "urls":{} } }, "protected":false, "followers\_count":551, "friends\_count":84, "listed\_count":9, "created\_at":"Fri Aug 27 14:25:19 +0000 2010", "favourites\_count":8, "utc\_offset":null, "time\_zone":null, "geo\_enabled":true, "verified":false, "statuses\_count":606, "lang":null, "contributors\_enabled":false, "is\_translator":false, "is\_translation\_enabled":false, "profile\_background\_color":"4D8BB7", "profile\_background\_image\_url":"[http://abs.twimg.com/images/themes/theme4/bg.gif](http://abs.twimg.com/images/themes/theme4/bg.gif)", "profile\_background\_image\_url\_https":"[https://abs.twimg.com/images/themes/theme4/bg.gif](https://abs.twimg.com/images/themes/theme4/bg.gif)", "profile\_background\_tile":false, "profile\_image\_url":"[http://pbs.twimg.com/profile\_images/1026460187195043840/LDTi5Im9\_normal.jpg](http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1026460187195043840/LDTi5Im9_normal.jpg)", "profile\_image\_url\_https":"[https://pbs.twimg.com/profile\_images/1026460187195043840/LDTi5Im9\_normal.jpg](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1026460187195043840/LDTi5Im9_normal.jpg)", "profile\_banner\_url":"[https://pbs.twimg.com/profile\_banners/183639847/1523283084](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_banners/183639847/1523283084)", "profile\_link\_color":"4D8BB7", "profile\_sidebar\_border\_color":"FFFFFF", "profile\_sidebar\_fill\_color":"FBECD5", "profile\_text\_color":"685157", "profile\_use\_background\_image":false, "has\_extended\_profile":false, "default\_profile":false, "default\_profile\_image":false, "following":false, "follow\_request\_sent":false, "notifications":false, "translator\_type":"none" }, "geo":null, "coordinates":null, "place":null, "contributors":null, "is\_quote\_status":false, "retweet\_count":0, "favorite\_count":0, "favorited":false, "retweeted":false, "possibly\_sensitive":false, "lang":"pt" } When I run logstash it does not recognize any changes in the directory ![logstash](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/0/6/06495f8af718a6e25801378ae06cbd680a3fad59.png) I think I'm setting something up wrong. Can someone help me? ---
**Author:** ![elasticforme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f05b48/32.png) [@elasticforme](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/elasticforme)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2019, 8:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configure-logstash-to-input-json-file-into-elasticsearch/182313/2 "2019-05-22T20:13:27Z")
> [@esportuga](#): > > C:/----my directory-----/twitter\_logs\*.json\*" what happens when you do output to screen `output { stdout { codec => rubydebug } }` ---
**Author:** ![esportuga](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/esportuga/32/45918_2.png) [@esportuga](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/esportuga)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2019, 8:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configure-logstash-to-input-json-file-into-elasticsearch/182313/3 "2019-05-22T20:26:22Z")
Same results.. Logstash started but dont read any file.. ![logstash2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/4/b/4b5a9d3ca5e4b0007ae15909f05b61eda03d8128.png) ---
**Author:** ![elasticforme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f05b48/32.png) [@elasticforme](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/elasticforme)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2019, 8:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configure-logstash-to-input-json-file-into-elasticsearch/182313/4 "2019-05-22T20:27:49Z")
try using \ rather then / slash in your path ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2019, 8:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configure-logstash-to-input-json-file-into-elasticsearch/182313/5 "2019-06-19T20:27:50Z")
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