# Limit input data to recent data only, like Last 24 hours

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/limit-input-data-to-recent-data-only-like-last-24-hours/116422>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [January 22, 2018, 2:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/limit-input-data-to-recent-data-only-like-last-24-hours/116422 "2018-01-22T02:36:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![alexus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/alexus/32/12696_2.png) [@alexus](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/alexus)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2018, 2:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/limit-input-data-to-recent-data-only-like-last-24-hours/116422/1 "2018-01-22T02:36:53Z")

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Hello,

I'm using [Elasticsearch input plugin](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/plugins-inputs-elasticsearch.html) with [Csv output plugin](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/plugins-outputs-csv.html) as part of my pipeline and even though everything works as expected, my pipeline would write _all_ data from elasticsearch into csv file, yet I would like to limit input data to recent data only, like Last 24 hours...

How does one accomplish something like that?

Please advise.

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**Author:** ![jordansissel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jordansissel/32/44957_2.png) [@jordansissel](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jordansissel)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2018, 7:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/limit-input-data-to-recent-data-only-like-last-24-hours/116422/2 "2018-01-22T19:03:23Z")

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You should be able to use the Elasticsearch input plugin's [`query`](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/plugins-inputs-elasticsearch.html#plugins-inputs-elasticsearch-query) setting to limit your elasticsearch results to the resulting documents.

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**Author:** ![alexus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/alexus/32/12696_2.png) [@alexus](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/alexus)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2018, 9:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/limit-input-data-to-recent-data-only-like-last-24-hours/116422/3 "2018-01-22T21:40:40Z")

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@jordansissel

Could you provide an example? I did noticed `query` as part of input plugin, however I can't figure out how to specified last 24 hours or whatnot with query...

Thanks in advance.

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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:** [February 19, 2018, 9:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/limit-input-data-to-recent-data-only-like-last-24-hours/116422/4 "2018-02-19T21:40:45Z")

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