# How to write output to avro file from logstash using avro codec
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-write-output-to-avro-file-from-logstash-using-avro-codec/42406
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [February 22, 2016, 4:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-write-output-to-avro-file-from-logstash-using-avro-codec/42406 "2016-02-22T16:16:19Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@sdaruna](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sdaruna)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2016, 4:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-write-output-to-avro-file-from-logstash-using-avro-codec/42406/1 "2016-02-22T16:16:19Z")
Hi.
I have file input that is in json format. How can i write to avro file output using elasticsearch.?
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### Author:  [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2016, 6:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-write-output-to-avro-file-from-logstash-using-avro-codec/42406/2 "2016-02-22T18:07:43Z")
You mean "using Logstash", right? You already have a thread for this; [Unable to write to avro file from logstash](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-write-to-avro-file-from-logstash/42410). Let's not fragment the discussion.
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### Author:  [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2016, 12:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-write-output-to-avro-file-from-logstash-using-avro-codec/42406/3 "2016-02-23T00:00:08Z")
As mentioned, please use [Unable to write to avro file from logstash](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-write-to-avro-file-from-logstash/42410)
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### Author:  [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2016, 12:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-write-output-to-avro-file-from-logstash-using-avro-codec/42406/4 "2016-02-23T00:00:12Z")