# Logstash Cloudwatch Input Plugin

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-cloudwatch-input-plugin/314694>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [September 19, 2022, 12:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-cloudwatch-input-plugin/314694 "2022-09-19T12:35:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![connectgeeks](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/connectgeeks/32/90595_2.png) [@connectgeeks](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/connectgeeks)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2022, 12:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-cloudwatch-input-plugin/314694/1 "2022-09-19T12:35:50Z")

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Hi I'm using input cloudwatch plugin for aws cloudwatch ingestion using logstash. I want to reingest the entire data now. How can I achieve that ?

Also, where (path) logstash keeps the registry file to maintain the sequence?

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**Author:** ![Badger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/badger/32/25190_2.png) [@Badger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Badger)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2022, 7:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-cloudwatch-input-plugin/314694/2 "2022-09-19T19:01:05Z")

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As I understand it the input plugin just harvests the current metrics if they are available (i.e. have not already been consumed). logstash does not track the sequence, AWS does.

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**Author:** ![connectgeeks](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/connectgeeks/32/90595_2.png) [@connectgeeks](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/connectgeeks)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2022, 11:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-cloudwatch-input-plugin/314694/3 "2022-10-04T11:09:23Z")

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It starts sequentially. Let's say cloudwatch group & logs were created and have logs for 1 month. And logstash is configured today, the cloudwatch plugin will harvest the data from the beginning and reach to latest log.

I want to reingest after deleting the datastream/index. It doesn't start from the beginning.

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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:** [November 1, 2022, 11:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-cloudwatch-input-plugin/314694/4 "2022-11-01T11:10:20Z")

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