# Logs send to Logstash Forwarder in http post request

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logs-send-to-logstash-forwarder-in-http-post-request/25249>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [July 9, 2015, 3:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logs-send-to-logstash-forwarder-in-http-post-request/25249 "2015-07-09T15:34:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![marjolaine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ebca7d/32.png) [@marjolaine](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/marjolaine)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2015, 3:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logs-send-to-logstash-forwarder-in-http-post-request/25249/1 "2015-07-09T15:34:32Z")

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Hello,

I use Logstash Forwarder to collect logs in files, but I would like to know if it's possible to collecte log which are sending in http post on the port of Logstash Forwarder ?

In fact, I have some logs that I collect with files, so with logstash formarder and the logstash input lumberjack, and now I have a new type of logs to collect in elasticsearch. And I want to collect those new logs without files. I find the logstash input http, it's work, but it need that I open a new port differents than the port that I use to Logstash Forwarder. I prefer to have only one port.

So, do you know if it's possible, if yes how can I test it ? I try with curl but I always have this error

```
curl: (52) Empty reply from server

```

Or have you any idea to use only the port of logstash forwarder .

Marjolaine

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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:** [July 9, 2015, 5:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logs-send-to-logstash-forwarder-in-http-post-request/25249/2 "2015-07-09T17:01:49Z")

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The Lumberjack protocol is quite different from HTTP so you will not be able to submit logs to a Lumberjack listener using an HTTP client.

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**Author:** ![marjolaine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ebca7d/32.png) [@marjolaine](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/marjolaine)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2015, 7:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logs-send-to-logstash-forwarder-in-http-post-request/25249/3 "2015-07-10T07:00:44Z")

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Ok, Thank you for your answer. So If I understand, I am obliged to use two port :

- One for logstash forwarder for files
- And one for http

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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:** [July 10, 2015, 7:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logs-send-to-logstash-forwarder-in-http-post-request/25249/4 "2015-07-10T07:15:04Z")

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That's correct. Of course, if you're able to run Logstash instead of logstash-forwarder you could get rid of the Lumberjack protocol and use HTTP everywhere.

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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, 5:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logs-send-to-logstash-forwarder-in-http-post-request/25249/5 "2017-07-06T05:35:04Z")

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