# Logstash - output csv plugin - all fields are strings

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-output-csv-plugin-all-fields-are-strings/268513>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [March 26, 2021, 3:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-output-csv-plugin-all-fields-are-strings/268513 "2021-03-26T15:32:10Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 27, 2021, 3:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-output-csv-plugin-all-fields-are-strings/268513/6 "2021-03-27T15:56:00Z")

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A similar error came up recently [here](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-mongodb-output-plugin-command-insert-requires-authentication/268265). I do not have a good answer for it. If it threw an exception you could capture the init of that exception in a debugger, if it provided a stack trace you could review the code where it happens. However, we have neither.

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