# Kafka input plugin compressed data

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kafka-input-plugin-compressed-data/224114>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [March 18, 2020, 1:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kafka-input-plugin-compressed-data/224114 "2020-03-18T13:19:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dhruvil\_Doshi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dhruvil_doshi/32/50639_2.png) [@Dhruvil\_Doshi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Dhruvil_Doshi)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2020, 1:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kafka-input-plugin-compressed-data/224114/1 "2020-03-18T13:19:33Z")

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In logstash, I am taking input from kafka. The messages in kafka are compressed. So I am getting compressed data in my elasticsearch index. Is there an way to decompress data in logstash. Data is compressed using gzip  
This is the input plugin in logstash

```auto
input { 
	kafka{
		bootstrap_servers => "abc.com"
		topics => ["topic_name"]

	}
}

```

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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 15, 2020, 1:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kafka-input-plugin-compressed-data/224114/2 "2020-04-15T13:19:35Z")

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