# Is there any api like ElasticSearch nest api for Logstash

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-there-any-api-like-elasticsearch-nest-api-for-logstash/54321>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [June 29, 2016, 5:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-there-any-api-like-elasticsearch-nest-api-for-logstash/54321 "2016-06-29T17:07:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rajeev\_Gaurav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Rajeev\_Gaurav](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Rajeev_Gaurav)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2016, 5:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-there-any-api-like-elasticsearch-nest-api-for-logstash/54321/1 "2016-06-29T17:07:54Z")

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Hi,

Is there any api like ElasticSearch nest api for Logstash so that I can automate the loading of data programmatic. As of now I am using process and the triggering the bin and passing the command "logstash -f "

Thanks,  
Rajeev

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**Author:** ![theuntergeek](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/theuntergeek/32/44961_2.png) [@theuntergeek](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/theuntergeek)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2016, 5:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-there-any-api-like-elasticsearch-nest-api-for-logstash/54321/2 "2016-06-29T17:19:31Z")

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There will be a monitoring API for Logstash in the next version, but no data loading API in the foreseeable future.

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**Author:** ![Rajeev\_Gaurav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Rajeev\_Gaurav](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Rajeev_Gaurav)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2016, 5:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-there-any-api-like-elasticsearch-nest-api-for-logstash/54321/3 "2016-06-29T17:22:10Z")

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But I guess it will be not difficult to create an API for logstash and it will be very useful.

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**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:** [June 30, 2016, 2:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-there-any-api-like-elasticsearch-nest-api-for-logstash/54321/4 "2016-06-30T02:09:49Z")

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PRs are definitely welcome 🙂

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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2016, 9:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-there-any-api-like-elasticsearch-nest-api-for-logstash/54321/5 "2016-06-30T09:37:55Z")

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Logstash already has a large number of input plugins, including beats, file, http, tcp, and udp that all might fit your purpose. Why do you need an additional API?

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**Author:** ![Rajeev\_Gaurav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Rajeev\_Gaurav](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Rajeev_Gaurav)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2016, 6:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-there-any-api-like-elasticsearch-nest-api-for-logstash/54321/6 "2016-07-01T06:43:32Z")

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I was looking if we can just configure the input,filter and output progmattically.

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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:** [July 6, 2017, 4:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-there-any-api-like-elasticsearch-nest-api-for-logstash/54321/7 "2017-07-06T04:49:57Z")

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