# Is it possible to use images instead of log file **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [April 30, 2019, 11:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-use-images-instead-of-log-file/179163 "2019-04-30T23:46:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kumar4](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kumar4/32/48326_2.png) [@kumar4](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kumar4)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 11:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-use-images-instead-of-log-file/179163/1 "2019-04-30T23:46:47Z")
Hi; i want to know if it iss possible to use images instead of log file, that means that i give as input an image file and try to extrat text from that image, any examples will be helpful thanks ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2019, 1:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-use-images-instead-of-log-file/179163/2 "2019-05-01T01:38:09Z")
What sort of text are you expecting to extract from an image? ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2019, 1:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-use-images-instead-of-log-file/179163/3 "2019-05-01T01:40:58Z")
I guess it's OCR. Have a look at FSCrawler which has an OCR option. ---
**Author:** ![kumar4](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kumar4/32/48326_2.png) [@kumar4](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kumar4)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2019, 8:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-use-images-instead-of-log-file/179163/4 "2019-05-01T08:55:56Z")
is it possible to integrate it in elk stack ? is there any exmple or tutorial for that ---
**Author:** ![kumar4](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kumar4/32/48326_2.png) [@kumar4](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kumar4)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2019, 8:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-use-images-instead-of-log-file/179163/5 "2019-05-01T08:56:55Z")
i want to have an image containing text in place of log, so that i can extract text from image and also do filter on image text , is there any example for that ---
**Author:** ![kumar4](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kumar4/32/48326_2.png) [@kumar4](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kumar4)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2019, 8:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-use-images-instead-of-log-file/179163/6 "2019-05-01T08:57:44Z")
can you give examples for input, output and filter in logstach and fileabt with "dcoument type" that should mention ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2019, 10:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-use-images-instead-of-log-file/179163/7 "2019-05-01T10:00:46Z")
No. And I don't think you read the documentation of FSCrawler. ---
**Author:** ![kumar4](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kumar4/32/48326_2.png) [@kumar4](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kumar4)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2019, 4:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-use-images-instead-of-log-file/179163/8 "2019-05-01T16:21:57Z")
> [@dadoonet](#): > > FSCrawler can FSCrawler allow me to extract text from image? ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2019, 4:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-use-images-instead-of-log-file/179163/9 "2019-05-01T16:51:56Z")
I believe I already answered: > [@dadoonet](#): > > Have a look at FSCrawler which has an OCR option. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2019, 4:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-use-images-instead-of-log-file/179163/10 "2019-05-29T16:51:56Z")
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