# How to convert input data to parquet using logstash.?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-convert-input-data-to-parquet-using-logstash/45628>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [March 28, 2016, 9:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-convert-input-data-to-parquet-using-logstash/45628 "2016-03-28T21:06:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![sdaruna](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sdaruna/32/7289_2.png) [@sdaruna](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sdaruna)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 9:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-convert-input-data-to-parquet-using-logstash/45628/1 "2016-03-28T21:06:48Z")

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Hi,

I have json/xml data as input and i need to move the data to parquet using logstash. Is there a way to output parquet data from logstash.?

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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:** [March 28, 2016, 9:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-convert-input-data-to-parquet-using-logstash/45628/2 "2016-03-28T21:08:51Z")

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Dunno if this would work, the CSV output doesn't let you define a delimiter. There may be another way to do it though with the ruby filter.

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**Author:** ![sdaruna](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sdaruna/32/7289_2.png) [@sdaruna](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sdaruna)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 9:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-convert-input-data-to-parquet-using-logstash/45628/3 "2016-03-28T21:12:31Z")

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HI @warkolm,

does CSV output plugin will provide parquet data.? how.? is there any ruby filter that is known to convert the data to parquet.?

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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2016, 5:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-convert-input-data-to-parquet-using-logstash/45628/4 "2016-03-29T05:31:44Z")

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I don't think anyone has written a Parquet codec yet, no.

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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, 5:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-convert-input-data-to-parquet-using-logstash/45628/5 "2017-07-06T05:05:02Z")

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