# Logstash unable to parse xml file

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-unable-to-parse-xml-file/153372>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [October 22, 2018, 10:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-unable-to-parse-xml-file/153372 "2018-10-22T10:20:32Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 22, 2018, 12:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-unable-to-parse-xml-file/153372/2 "2018-10-22T12:38:23Z")

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check this,

> [@Unable to load xml file in logstash](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-load-xml-file-in-logstash/151318):
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> Hello, can you please provide a sample example to upload xml file using logstash. I have tried a lot but unable to upload an xml file in logstash in windows machine. Waiting for the response. Ex: My XML file is as follows, --stations-- --station-- --id--Value1--/id-- --name\>Value2--/name-- --/station-- --/stations-- My conf file is as follows, input { file { path =\> "C:\Users\LENOVO\Downloads\stations.xml" start\_position =\> "beginning" #sincedb\_path =\> "/dev/null" exclude =\> "\*.…

hope this help you

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