# Logstash wrapping the data with document

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-wrapping-the-data-with-document/344135>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [September 29, 2023, 12:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-wrapping-the-data-with-document/344135 "2023-09-29T12:13:46Z")\
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> [@Keremcan\_Seker](#):
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> why it does not do that ?

It is a bug, the http input per default will expect the massages as `json`, so if your message is a `json` it will basically ignore anything you put in the `codec` option.

Check this [answer](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/json-codec-plugin-target-option-http-input/304217/4) about it.

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