# Elasticsearch Input Plugin on Timer
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-input-plugin-on-timer/84145
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [May 1, 2017, 11:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-input-plugin-on-timer/84145 "2017-05-01T11:29:44Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@c.pentasuglia](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/c.pentasuglia)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2017, 11:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-input-plugin-on-timer/84145/1 "2017-05-01T11:29:44Z")
Is it possible to have the Elasticsearch input plugin fire on a timer? Ex. I would like it to fire once every hour. Or would I have to orchestrate this somehow outside of Logstash?
Thanks!
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### Author:  [@jkuang](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jkuang)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2017, 10:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-input-plugin-on-timer/84145/2 "2017-05-01T22:20:17Z")
What do you want to do during / after the timer fires?
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### Author:  [@c.pentasuglia](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/c.pentasuglia)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2017, 11:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-input-plugin-on-timer/84145/3 "2017-05-02T11:53:29Z")
Thanks for the response! I want to query ES using an aggregation search, and then place that aggregated data back into ES. Possibly event a different index that holds the aggregates. I'd like to do this once every hour.
I guess I struggle to see the flow of the ES input plugin now? When / how often does it typically run?
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### Author:  [@jkuang](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jkuang)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2017, 3:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-input-plugin-on-timer/84145/4 "2017-05-02T15:51:07Z")
The only way I can think of is to use a cron job / like applications to achieve this
[How to run the schedule every five minutes in Logstash 5.0?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-run-the-schedule-every-five-minutes-in-logstash-5-0/66222).
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 30, 2017, 3:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-input-plugin-on-timer/84145/5 "2017-05-30T15:53:11Z")
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