# How to check Logstash logs appearing in Elasticsearch?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-check-logstash-logs-appearing-in-elasticsearch/252174>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [October 15, 2020, 10:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-check-logstash-logs-appearing-in-elasticsearch/252174 "2020-10-15T10:44:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![deanwarrenuk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/deanwarrenuk/32/77260_2.png) [@deanwarrenuk](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/deanwarrenuk)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2020, 10:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-check-logstash-logs-appearing-in-elasticsearch/252174/1 "2020-10-15T10:44:34Z")

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Okay I am a noob  
I have ELK installed in Docker containers and am sending logs from a Python program using python-logstash. I can see Logstash receiving my logs when I do docker-compose logs .

How do I check these are appearing in Elasticsearch , later Kibana?

Do I need a filter?

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**Author:** ![grumo35](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/grumo35/32/59451_2.png) [@grumo35](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/grumo35)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2020, 2:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-check-logstash-logs-appearing-in-elasticsearch/252174/2 "2020-10-15T14:40:12Z")

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You can query the elastic API using curl depending on the output of your filebeat conf ( index name )

You dont specially need logstash or kibana to view or work with documents ingested in elastic db

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**Author:** ![deanwarrenuk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/deanwarrenuk/32/77260_2.png) [@deanwarrenuk](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/deanwarrenuk)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2020, 6:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-check-logstash-logs-appearing-in-elasticsearch/252174/3 "2020-10-15T18:14:54Z")

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Ahh okay. You mean like these?

> **[Curl Syntax In Elasticsearch With Examples | Curl Commands](https://mindmajix.com/elasticsearch/curl-syntax-with-examples)**
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> Curl Syntax - This tutorial makes a clear note on an example regarding HTTP request using CURL syntax in Elasticsearch. Read for More!

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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:** [November 12, 2020, 6:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-check-logstash-logs-appearing-in-elasticsearch/252174/4 "2020-11-12T18:14:56Z")

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