# Logstash error

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-error/329706>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [April 11, 2023, 5:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-error/329706 "2023-04-11T05:31:31Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 11, 2023, 3:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-error/329706/2 "2023-04-11T15:16:08Z")

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If your JSON is pretty-printed then you will need a multiline codec. See [this](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/exception-logstash-unexpected-character-code-58-expected-a-valid-value-number-string-array-object-true-false-or-null/241198/2) thread.

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