# Logstash Input Plugin for kafka 0.9 is not working

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-input-plugin-for-kafka-0-9-is-not-working/58146
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [August 16, 2016, 1:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-input-plugin-for-kafka-0-9-is-not-working/58146 "2016-08-16T13:35:02Z")
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### Author: ![hearvishwas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/cc9497/32.png) [@hearvishwas](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/hearvishwas)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2016, 1:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-input-plugin-for-kafka-0-9-is-not-working/58146/1 "2016-08-16T13:35:02Z")

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logstash input plugin for kafka is not working for me: Here is my conf file:

input {  
kafka { topic\_id =\> 'logstashlogs' }  
}  
output {  
stdout{}  
}  
Nothing comes up to the screen, just lostash starts, no error, nothing is coming up to the screen. Kafka topic(logstashlogs) have data. I am able to inject data into kafka queue using logstash but not able to read it. Any suggestions?

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### Author: ![Joe\_Lawson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/joe_lawson/32/3390_2.png) [@Joe\_Lawson](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Joe_Lawson)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2016, 4:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-input-plugin-for-kafka-0-9-is-not-working/58146/2 "2016-08-16T16:24:51Z")

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Try running logstash with `--verbose` or `--debug` to see an error. [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/command-line-flags.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/command-line-flags.html)

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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, 4:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-input-plugin-for-kafka-0-9-is-not-working/58146/3 "2017-07-06T04:43:15Z")

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