# %{message} is always empty
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/message-is-always-empty/288765
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [November 9, 2021, 2:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/message-is-always-empty/288765 "2021-11-09T14:28:40Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@Robert\_Neagu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Robert_Neagu)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2021, 2:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/message-is-always-empty/288765/1 "2021-11-09T14:28:40Z")
I want to send an email notification if there are any errors inside the Logstash import process.
For this I'm using the email plugin inside the output section
output {
email {
to =\> "[mail@gmail.com](mailto:mail@gmail.com)"
from =\> "[server@server.com](mailto:server@server.com)"
body =\> "%{message}"
address =\> "address"
port =\> port
username =\> "username"
password =\> "password"
use\_tls =\> true
debug =\> true
authentication =\> "login"
subject =\> "subject"
}
}
I want to check the %{message} to see if there are any errors but the "%{message} is always empty.
Do you know why "%{message}" is always empty or some other way to send an email notification if there are any errors inside the Logstash import process?
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### Author:  [@aaron-nimocks](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aaron-nimocks)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2021, 2:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/message-is-always-empty/288765/2 "2021-11-09T14:32:56Z")
Have you tried to replace your output to [stdout](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/plugins-outputs-stdout.html) so you can see what the data looks like and if there is a field called `message`?
I would try that first and if you still need help post your entire Logstash config so we can see the input and filters along with a sample of the data that is going through the input if possible.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2021, 2:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/message-is-always-empty/288765/3 "2021-12-07T14:33:38Z")
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