# Json codec vs. json\_lines codec for collecting mongoexport output JSON?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/json-codec-vs-json-lines-codec-for-collecting-mongoexport-output-json/341616>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [August 24, 2023, 8:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/json-codec-vs-json-lines-codec-for-collecting-mongoexport-output-json/341616 "2023-08-24T20:25:34Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 8:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/json-codec-vs-json-lines-codec-for-collecting-mongoexport-output-json/341616/2 "2023-08-24T20:41:56Z")

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You will need a [multiline codec](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ingest-multiple-json-files-under-a-folder/190026/5) to combine all the lines of a single object into a single event. You can then parse it using a json filter.

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