# Logstash JSON parse error

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-json-parse-error/272533>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [May 10, 2021, 5:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-json-parse-error/272533 "2021-05-10T05:14:27Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 11, 2021, 4:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-json-parse-error/272533/4 "2021-05-11T16:59:49Z")

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Do not use a codec. Use a json filter. Something like

```
json { source => "message" target => "someField" }

```

The move the fields up to the root using something like [this](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-dynamically-move-nested-key-value-to-root-level/180006/2).

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