# Logstash codecs (multiline,json) ParseError: illegal character

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-codecs-multiline-json-parseerror-illegal-character/115292>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [January 12, 2018, 12:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-codecs-multiline-json-parseerror-illegal-character/115292 "2018-01-12T12:35:22Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 16, 2018, 6:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-codecs-multiline-json-parseerror-illegal-character/115292/3 "2018-01-16T18:49:05Z")

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HI,

Do you think that issue is not related to:

[https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-vs-nfs-null-characters/25918](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-vs-nfs-null-characters/25918)

Thank you !

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