# Indexing unstructured data

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indexing-unstructured-data/122665>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [March 6, 2018, 8:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indexing-unstructured-data/122665 "2018-03-06T08:10:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![akml\_kk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/akml_kk/32/31069_2.png) [@akml\_kk](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/akml_kk)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2018, 8:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indexing-unstructured-data/122665/1 "2018-03-06T08:10:04Z")

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Hello,i've already indexed semi\_structured data (Csv Files) to elasticsearch using logstash.  
is it possible to index unstructured data to elasticsearch using logstash too ?  
if yes could you bring the documentation for that cause i didn't find it  
Thanks

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**Author:** ![tag\_v](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tag_v/32/47466_2.png) [@tag\_v](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tag_v)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2018, 8:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indexing-unstructured-data/122665/2 "2018-03-06T08:22:31Z")

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use grok plugin to parse unstructured string to fields. for ref:

[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/plugins-filters-grok.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/plugins-filters-grok.html)

use [https://grokdebug.herokuapp.com/](https://grokdebug.herokuapp.com/) to write and test grok patterns.

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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 3, 2018, 8:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indexing-unstructured-data/122665/3 "2018-04-03T08:22:38Z")

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