# Filebeat multiline error

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-multiline-error/318654>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [November 10, 2022, 12:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-multiline-error/318654 "2022-11-10T12:13:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![arhodoula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9bd4f/32.png) [@arhodoula](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/arhodoula)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2022, 12:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-multiline-error/318654/1 "2022-11-10T12:13:51Z")

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we have some database records where one field could contain a new line. Filebeat returns illegal\_argument\_exception and is dropping these events.  
could you please help?

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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:** [December 8, 2022, 12:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-multiline-error/318654/2 "2022-12-08T12:14:27Z")

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