# Kafka Output Plugin Appears to do Nothing

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kafka-output-plugin-appears-to-do-nothing/87650>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [May 30, 2017, 11:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kafka-output-plugin-appears-to-do-nothing/87650 "2017-05-30T23:26:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Claxor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/858c86/32.png) [@Claxor](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Claxor)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2017, 11:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kafka-output-plugin-appears-to-do-nothing/87650/1 "2017-05-30T23:26:50Z")

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Hello you wonderful people.

I'm trying to use the Kafka output plugin and thus far I so no evidence it is being invoked.

The debug shows the kafka output-plugin variables on logstash startup, then nothing until logstash is stopped.  
When sending messages to logstash(via http input-plugin)

I added a file output-plugin to ensure the messages are processed and the debug shows the file output-plugin processing incoming messages, but nothing for Kafka.  
I've run TCP Dumps, prior to starting logstash and see no traffic (using wireshark) on the bootstrap Port Number.  
Note: This kafka environment is a new standup currently not in use

hence why I'm here.

My env:  
OS: RHEL6  
Logstash: 5.4.0 (Also tried 5.3.2)  
Kafka-output-plugin: 5.1.6 (Also tried 6.2.0)  
Kafka Broker: 0.10.2.0

Plugin: Conf

```
input {
  http {
        port => 8243
        ssl => true
        keystore => "/opt/logstash/keystore.jks"
        keystore_password => "Password1"
        threads => 24
  }
}
output {
  kafka {
        bootstrap_servers => '<ipaddress>:9092'
        topic_id => 'logstash'
  }
```

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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:** [June 27, 2017, 11:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kafka-output-plugin-appears-to-do-nothing/87650/2 "2017-06-27T23:26:56Z")

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