# Logstash kafka - with ES as output
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-kafka-with-es-as-output/69753
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [December 22, 2016, 9:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-kafka-with-es-as-output/69753 "2016-12-22T09:26:41Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@taurs](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/taurs)
#### Post date: [December 22, 2016, 9:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-kafka-with-es-as-output/69753/1 "2016-12-22T09:26:41Z")
I am trying to take the data from Kafka and push it to ES index.
input {
kafka {
bootstrap\_servers =\> "[XX.XXX.XXX.XXX:9092](http://XX.XXX.XXX.XXX:9092)"
topics =\> ["timeseries\_ht"]
}
}
output {
elasticsearch { hosts =\> ["[XX.XXX.XXX.XXX:9200](http://XX.XXX.XXX.XXX:9200)"]
index =\> "sound"
}
}
After running this, index is not created in my ES host . . Is there anything wrong with the configuration? I am using LOGSTASH 5.0.0. and ES 5.0.0 as well.
In Logstash 2.x version :
input {
kafka {
zk\_connect =\> "[XX.XXX.XXX.XXX:2181](http://XX.XXX.XXX.XXX:2181)"
topic\_id =\> ["timeseries\_ht"]
}
}
output {
elasticsearch {
hosts =\> ["[XX.XXX.XXX.XXX:9200](http://XX.XXX.XXX.XXX:9200)"]
index =\> "sound"
}
}
Doesnt work with Logstash 2.x as well. I am not able to see the index creation in my host machine.
Can anyone help where I am doing wrong here ?
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### Author:  [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2016, 9:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-kafka-with-es-as-output/69753/2 "2016-12-29T21:24:17Z")
What if you add a stdout, does anything happen then?
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 26, 2017, 9:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-kafka-with-es-as-output/69753/3 "2017-01-26T21:24:17Z")
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