# Multiline codec - max\_age setting not recognized

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiline-codec-max-age-setting-not-recognized/65923>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [November 14, 2016, 1:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiline-codec-max-age-setting-not-recognized/65923 "2016-11-14T01:47:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![fhomam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/898d66/32.png) [@fhomam](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/fhomam)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2016, 1:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiline-codec-max-age-setting-not-recognized/65923/1 "2016-11-14T01:47:49Z")

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03:40:16.497 [LogStash::Runner] ERROR logstash.codecs.multiline - Unknown setting 'max\_age' for multiline

CentOS release 6.8 (Final)  
logstash 5.0.0

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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2016, 6:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiline-codec-max-age-setting-not-recognized/65923/2 "2016-11-17T06:42:47Z")

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Yes. As documented, the multiline codec doesn't have a `max_age` option. Perhaps `auto_flush_interval` solves the same problem for you?

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**Author:** ![fhomam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/898d66/32.png) [@fhomam](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/fhomam)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2016, 9:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiline-codec-max-age-setting-not-recognized/65923/3 "2016-11-21T21:23:21Z")

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Thank you for your reply.

For some reason I thought max\_age was documented under both filter plugin and codec. Checking again, that isn't the case.

auto\_flush\_interval does indeed solve the problem. Merci!

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2016, 9:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiline-codec-max-age-setting-not-recognized/65923/4 "2016-12-19T21:23:38Z")

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Closed on December 19, 2016, 9:23pm UTC

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