# Logstash s3 input reads file multiple times
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-s3-input-reads-file-multiple-times/336751
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [June 23, 2023, 8:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-s3-input-reads-file-multiple-times/336751 "2023-06-23T08:52:56Z")
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### Author:  [@jpchev](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jpchev)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2023, 8:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-s3-input-reads-file-multiple-times/336751/1 "2023-06-23T08:52:56Z")
hello,
I have configured the following s3 input in logstash, and it keeps reading the same file from the given S3 bucket. I noticed that the given sincedb file ${DATA\_DIR}/.sincedb\_activities.txt is being used and it contains the date and time corresponding to the last modified value of the file on S3.
What am I missing? Do I need to set the parameter delete to true ? As far as I understand, that should not be necessary, as the sincedb mechanism should guarantee files are processed only once. Thanks
```auto
#############
# INPUT #
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input {
s3 {
access_key_id => "${AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID}"
secret_access_key => "${AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY}"
endpoint => "${S3_ENDPOINT}"
bucket => "${INPUT_BUCKET}"
temporary_directory => "/tmp/logstash"
prefix => "activities"
additional_settings => {
force_path_style => true
follow_redirects => false
}
codec => multiline {
charset => "UTF-8"
auto_flush_interval => 5
pattern => '^([0-9]+|id_activ),'
negate => true
what => "previous"
}
sincedb_path => "${DATA_DIR}/.sincedb_activities.txt"
add_field => {
"type_fichier" => "db_activity"
"[@metadata][index]" => "${ACT_IDX}"
"[@metadata][pipeline]" => "ACT"
}
}
}
```
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2023, 8:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-s3-input-reads-file-multiple-times/336751/2 "2023-07-21T08:53:06Z")
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