# How to read a text file using elastic search

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-read-a-text-file-using-elastic-search/216045>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [January 22, 2020, 11:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-read-a-text-file-using-elastic-search/216045 "2020-01-22T11:23:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![prudhvi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f04885/32.png) [@prudhvi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/prudhvi)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2020, 11:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-read-a-text-file-using-elastic-search/216045/1 "2020-01-22T11:23:44Z")

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i am trying to read a text file using logstash and to push it to elasticsearch. How can i know if the input file is read, where can i see the data read by logstash.

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**Author:** ![vinu89](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vinu89/32/45939_2.png) [@vinu89](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vinu89)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2020, 11:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-read-a-text-file-using-elastic-search/216045/2 "2020-01-22T11:30:48Z")

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input {  
file {  
path =\> "ur file path"  
}  
}

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**Author:** ![prudhvi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f04885/32.png) [@prudhvi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/prudhvi)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2020, 11:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-read-a-text-file-using-elastic-search/216045/3 "2020-01-22T11:53:46Z")

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this is what i have written, how can i know whether my input file is read or not

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**Author:** ![vinu89](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vinu89/32/45939_2.png) [@vinu89](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vinu89)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2020, 11:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-read-a-text-file-using-elastic-search/216045/4 "2020-01-22T11:55:50Z")

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have u run this config file ?

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**Author:** ![prudhvi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f04885/32.png) [@prudhvi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/prudhvi)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2020, 12:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-read-a-text-file-using-elastic-search/216045/5 "2020-01-22T12:02:55Z")

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yes, i got this

 ![Capture1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/c/4/c44ee8a90317c9c70b4d6127144d234220ad64ab.png)

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**Author:** ![prudhvi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f04885/32.png) [@prudhvi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/prudhvi)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2020, 12:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-read-a-text-file-using-elastic-search/216045/6 "2020-01-22T12:17:08Z")

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i have written in conf file and getting above output.But not able to read file

 ![Capture2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/7/7/77496d2c8155842160374ff776554733cd0f2656.png)

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**Author:** ![Badger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/badger/32/25190_2.png) [@Badger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Badger)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2020, 2:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-read-a-text-file-using-elastic-search/216045/7 "2020-01-22T14:50:01Z")

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Do not use backslash in the path option of a file input, use forward slash (or \\).

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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:** [February 19, 2020, 2:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-read-a-text-file-using-elastic-search/216045/8 "2020-02-19T14:50:03Z")

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