# Error in parsing Pretty Json Data

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-in-parsing-pretty-json-data/293103>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [December 29, 2021, 10:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-in-parsing-pretty-json-data/293103 "2021-12-29T10:46:48Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 29, 2021, 5:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-in-parsing-pretty-json-data/293103/2 "2021-12-29T17:03:08Z")

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You need to use a multiline codec to combine the pretty-printed JSON into a single event. There is an example of that [here](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/parsing-xml-log-file-with-logstash/167306/2).

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