# How to read the failed and success messages from log file into Kibana

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-read-the-failed-and-success-messages-from-log-file-into-kibana/250730>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [October 1, 2020, 7:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-read-the-failed-and-success-messages-from-log-file-into-kibana/250730 "2020-10-01T19:00:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![sukumar.koganti](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sukumar.koganti/32/74111_2.png) [@sukumar.koganti](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sukumar.koganti)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2020, 7:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-read-the-failed-and-success-messages-from-log-file-into-kibana/250730/1 "2020-10-01T19:00:57Z")

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Hi, I want read the the log files bases on timestamp along with the Success messages and failed messages.

here is my path (Log Files)

C:\Users\skkoganti\Documents\log

Sample: EDI Log-2020-08-04.txt

Time|Application|Message  
2020-08-04 20:30:10|a\_MoveGroupeToucetteData\_integrim|Successfully Complete  
2020-08-04 20:30:10|a\_MoveIntegrimDataToCostar\_integrim|Started  
2020-08-04 20:30:10|a\_MoveIntegrimDataToCostar\_integrim|Successfully Complete  
2020-08-04 20:30:13|ProcessJobs\_tyreDating|Failed  
2020-08-04 20:30:14|ProcessJobs\_tyreDating|java.lang.RuntimeException:Child job running failed

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**Author:** ![Marius\_Dragomir](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/marius_dragomir/32/42087_2.png) [@Marius\_Dragomir](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Marius_Dragomir)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 5:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-read-the-failed-and-success-messages-from-log-file-into-kibana/250730/2 "2020-10-05T17:03:15Z")

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Hello,  
You can use Filebeat or Logstash to read the log file and ingest it in Elasticsearch. I've moved your topic to the Logstash forum, but I suggest reading this as it's pretty well explained:

> **[Filebeat quick start: installation and configuration | Filebeat Reference...](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/current/filebeat-installation-configuration.html)**

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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 2, 2020, 5:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-read-the-failed-and-success-messages-from-log-file-into-kibana/250730/3 "2020-11-02T17:03:21Z")

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