# Logstash XML

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-xml/192452
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [July 26, 2019, 1:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-xml/192452 "2019-07-26T13:51:48Z")
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#### Post date: [July 26, 2019, 2:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-xml/192452/4 "2019-07-26T14:56:57Z")

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That will result in an event that has this message field

```
<books>\n <book>\n <name>HarryPotter</name>\n <id>785</id>\n <numero>7</numero>\n </book>

```

That is not valid XML. You could use [mutate+gsub](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-handle-xml-file-last-unconsumed-characters-error/188385/11) to fix it.

Since you did not enable auto\_flush\_interval the second book element will never get flushed.

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