# Http output plugin json output issue

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/http-output-plugin-json-output-issue/77757>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [March 8, 2017, 4:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/http-output-plugin-json-output-issue/77757 "2017-03-08T04:59:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![souravbadami](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/souravbadami/32/16163_2.png) [@souravbadami](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/souravbadami)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2017, 4:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/http-output-plugin-json-output-issue/77757/1 "2017-03-08T04:59:36Z")

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I need to get output from the Logstash http output plugin in json format. I have configured input from the apache logs. Here's the configuration.

```
input {
    file {
        path => '/var/log/apache2/access.log'
    }
}

filter {
    grok {
        match => { "message" => "%{COMBINEDAPACHELOG}" }
    }
}

output {
        http {
		format=>"json"
		content_type =>"application/json"
                http_method=>"post"
                url=>"http://localhost:8081"
        }
        elasticsearch {
                hosts => ["localhost:9200"]
                index => "apache_logs"
        }
        stdout { codec => rubydebug }
}

```

I have a nodejs script running on port 8081 to receive the output. I tried:

```
curl -XPOST http://localhost:8081

```

How do I get the entire logs via curl request ?

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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:** [April 5, 2017, 4:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/http-output-plugin-json-output-issue/77757/2 "2017-04-05T04:59:36Z")

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