# Multiline in logstash version 5

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiline-in-logstash-version-5/123850
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [March 14, 2018, 7:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiline-in-logstash-version-5/123850 "2018-03-14T07:13:39Z")
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### Author: ![Gaurav\_Agarwal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9fc29f/32.png) [@Gaurav\_Agarwal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Gaurav_Agarwal)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2018, 7:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiline-in-logstash-version-5/123850/1 "2018-03-14T07:13:39Z")

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the multiline filter plugin is replaced by what in logstash version 5

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### Author: ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2018, 7:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiline-in-logstash-version-5/123850/2 "2018-03-14T07:44:34Z")

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If you are feeding data through Filebeat, use the multiline functionality available there. You should always look to perform multiline processing as close to the source as possible. Otherwise use the [multiline codec plugin](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/plugins-codecs-multiline.html).

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### Author: ![Gaurav\_Agarwal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9fc29f/32.png) [@Gaurav\_Agarwal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Gaurav_Agarwal)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2018, 8:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiline-in-logstash-version-5/123850/3 "2018-03-14T08:33:20Z")

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filebeat is not being used also can i use the codec plugin in the filter also

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### Author: ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2018, 9:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiline-in-logstash-version-5/123850/4 "2018-03-14T09:18:35Z")

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No, codecs must be specified with the input plugin.

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### Author: ![Gaurav\_Agarwal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9fc29f/32.png) [@Gaurav\_Agarwal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Gaurav_Agarwal)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2018, 10:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiline-in-logstash-version-5/123850/5 "2018-03-14T10:07:01Z")

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yeah it is working  
Thank You

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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: [April 11, 2018, 10:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiline-in-logstash-version-5/123850/6 "2018-04-11T10:07:02Z")

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