# Export data using logstash

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/export-data-using-logstash/31408>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [September 30, 2015, 1:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/export-data-using-logstash/31408 "2015-09-30T13:16:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![liorg2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ed8c4c/32.png) [@liorg2](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/liorg2)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2015, 1:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/export-data-using-logstash/31408/1 "2015-09-30T13:16:55Z")

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can logstash be used to export data **FROM** elasticearch to another database?

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2015, 1:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/export-data-using-logstash/31408/2 "2015-09-30T13:23:23Z")

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Which database.

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**Author:** ![liorg2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ed8c4c/32.png) [@liorg2](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/liorg2)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2015, 1:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/export-data-using-logstash/31408/3 "2015-09-30T13:49:47Z")

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neo4j

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2015, 1:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/export-data-using-logstash/31408/4 "2015-09-30T13:50:35Z")

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Then no.

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**Author:** ![liorg2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ed8c4c/32.png) [@liorg2](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/liorg2)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2015, 3:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/export-data-using-logstash/31408/5 "2015-10-11T15:06:38Z")

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thanks.  
is there a better way to export massive amount of data, than run paging query again and again?

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**Author:** ![liorg2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ed8c4c/32.png) [@liorg2](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/liorg2)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2015, 12:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/export-data-using-logstash/31408/6 "2015-10-13T12:14:50Z")

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i changed the "from/to" search to "scan/scroll" and it works much faster

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2015, 8:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/export-data-using-logstash/31408/7 "2015-10-13T20:10:33Z")

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That is the recommended method.

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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:** [July 6, 2017, 5:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/export-data-using-logstash/31408/8 "2017-07-06T05:26:40Z")

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