# Logstash is not reading Json file **URL:** \ **Category:** Logstash\ **Created:** [March 22, 2017, 5:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-is-not-reading-json-file/79620 "2017-03-22T17:03:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![udaykirankona](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ac91a4/32.png) [@udaykirankona](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/udaykirankona)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2017, 5:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-is-not-reading-json-file/79620/1 "2017-03-22T17:03:30Z")
HI, Logstash not giving any out put for Json input, my config as follows. input { file { codec =\> json type =\> "json" path =\> "/path/\*" start\_position =\> "beginning" sincedb\_path =\> "/dev/null" ignore\_older =\> 0 } } filter { json { source =\> "message" } } output { stdout{codec =\> rubydebug} } Logstash version - 2.4 Json file is as follows, [{"target": "qns05\_memory-buffered", "datapoints": [[null, 1489740180], [null, 1489740240], [null, 1489740300], [null, 1489740360], [null, 1489740420], [null, 1489740480], [null, 1489740540], [null, 1489740600], [null, 1489740660], [null, 1489740720], [null, 1489740780], [null, 1489740840], [null, 1489740900], [null, 1489740960], [null, 1489741020], [null, 1489741080], [null, 1489741140], [null, 1489741200], [null, 1489741260], [null, 1489741320], [null, 1489741380], [null, 1489741440], [null, 1489741500], [null, 1489741560], [null, 1489741620], [null, 1489741680], [null, 1489741740], [null, 1489741800], [null, 1489741860], [null, 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1489747920], [null, 1489747980], [null, 1489748040], [null, 1489748100], [null, 1489748160], [null, 1489748220], [null, 1489748280], [null, 1489748340], [null, 1489748400], [null, 1489748460], [null, 1489748520], [null, 1489748580], [null, 1489748640], [null, 1489748700], [null, 1489748760], [null, 1489748820], [null, 1489748880], [null, 1489748940], [null, 1489749000], [null, 1489749060], [null, 1489749120], [null, 1489749180], [null, 1489749240], [null, 1489749300], [null, 1489749360], [null, 1489749420], [null, 1489749480], [null, 1489749540], [null, 1489749600], [null, 1489749660], [null, 1489749720]]}, {"target": "qns05\_memory-cached", "datapoints": [[null, 1489740180], [null, 1489740240], [null, 1489740300], [null, 1489740360], [null, 1489740420], [null, 1489740480], [null, 1489740540], [null, 1489740600], [null, 1489740660], [null, 1489740720], [null, 1489740780], [null, 1489740840], [null, 1489740900], [null, 1489740960], [null, 1489741020], [null, 1489741080], [null, 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1489747140], [null, 1489747200], [null, 1489747260], [null, 1489747320], [null, 1489747380], [null, 1489747440], [null, 1489747500], [null, 1489747560], [null, 1489747620], [null, 1489747680], [null, 1489747740], [null, 1489747800], [null, 1489747860], [null, 1489747920], [null, 1489747980], [null, 1489748040], [null, 1489748100], [null, 1489748160], [null, 1489748220], [null, 1489748280], [null, 1489748340], [null, 1489748400], [null, 1489748460], [null, 1489748520], [null, 1489748580], [null, 1489748640], [null, 1489748700], [null, 1489748760], [null, 1489748820], [null, 1489748880], [null, 1489748940], [null, 1489749000], [null, 1489749060], [null, 1489749120], [null, 1489749180], [null, 1489749240], [null, 1489749300], [null, 1489749360], [null, 1489749420], [null, 1489749480], [null, 1489749540], [null, 1489749600], [null, 1489749660], [null, 1489749720]]}] Please help with this Thanks, Uday.K ---
**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:** [March 22, 2017, 8:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-is-not-reading-json-file/79620/2 "2017-03-22T20:13:39Z")
Does the input file end with a newline character? You should get useful clues if you bump Logstash's logging level. One possible cause could be a typo in the filename pattern or a permissions issue. ---
**Author:** ![udaykirankona](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ac91a4/32.png) [@udaykirankona](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/udaykirankona)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 11:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-is-not-reading-json-file/79620/3 "2017-03-28T11:34:44Z")
Hi Magnus, Thanks for your reply, after adding newline to files able to read the files. Thanks, Uday.K ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2017, 11:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-is-not-reading-json-file/79620/4 "2017-04-25T11:35:15Z")
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