# How to combine Multiline events into Single Event

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-combine-multiline-events-into-single-event/244714
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [August 12, 2020, 12:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-combine-multiline-events-into-single-event/244714 "2020-08-12T12:43:41Z")
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#### Post date: [August 12, 2020, 3:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-combine-multiline-events-into-single-event/244714/4 "2020-08-12T15:29:44Z")

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> [@Pavani\_Reddy](#):
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> Here I am using TCP and UDP as input, Can I use multiline codec input in this case?

Unfortunately, a multiline codec does not work well with a tcp input. See [here](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/auto-flush-interval-not-working-inside-my-tcp-plugin/242614/2).

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