# Multiple Line in Single Event **URL:** \ **Category:** Logstash\ **Created:** [June 8, 2017, 4:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-line-in-single-event/88739 "2017-06-08T16:17:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sanupam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a4c791/32.png) [@sanupam](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sanupam)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2017, 4:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-line-in-single-event/88739/1 "2017-06-08T16:17:33Z")
Hi, Consider the below example: Logfile: START INFO: NOTIFICATION\_ID,NOTIFICATION\_TYPE,NOTIFICATION\_DATE,ORDER\_REFERENCE,US\_ID,SIO\_ID,ORIGINAL\_ORDER\_REFERENCE,ACCESS\_QUOTE\_REF,PHONE,ADDRESS1,ADDRESS2,ADDRESS3,POSTAL\_CODE,CITY,STATE,COUNTRY Jun 05, 2017 6:45:07 AM sai.pollers.SaiPollerServlet info END The above logfile contains the two delimeter START and END. Now I want to print the log between these two delimeter in Single Event every time. Can you please share the configuration required for this in logstash. Regards, Anupam ---
**Author:** ![sanupam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a4c791/32.png) [@sanupam](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sanupam)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2017, 4:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-line-in-single-event/88739/2 "2017-06-11T16:40:02Z")
Can anyone help me for my query. Regards, Anupam ---
**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:** [June 11, 2017, 6:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-line-in-single-event/88739/3 "2017-06-11T18:19:52Z")
Do all log entries in this log file start with START and end with END, or are there other types of entries? If so, what do these look like? ---
**Author:** ![sanupam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a4c791/32.png) [@sanupam](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sanupam)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 8:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-line-in-single-event/88739/4 "2017-06-13T08:18:01Z")
These delimeter (START and END) will be unique. ---
**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:** [June 13, 2017, 8:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-line-in-single-event/88739/5 "2017-06-13T08:39:42Z")
If all events have the same structure, you should be able use the a [multiline codec](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/plugins-codecs-multiline.html#plugins-codecs-multiline) with your input to groups all lines following START (up until the next START) into a single event: ```auto codec => multiline { pattern => "^START" negate => true what => previous auto_flush_interval => 1 } ``` ---
**Author:** ![sanupam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a4c791/32.png) [@sanupam](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sanupam)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2017, 7:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-line-in-single-event/88739/6 "2017-06-14T07:16:20Z")
> [@sanupam](#): > > START > INFO: NOTIFICATION\_ID,NOTIFICATION\_TYPE,NOTIFICATION\_DATE,ORDER\_REFERENCE,US\_ID,SIO\_ID,ORIGINAL\_ORDER\_REFERENCE,ACCESS\_QUOTE\_REF,PHONE,ADDRESS1,ADDRESS2,ADDRESS3,POSTAL\_CODE,CITY,STATE,COUNTRY > Jun 05, 2017 6:45:07 AM sai.pollers.SaiPollerServlet info > END Hi, Thanks. This will fail in two cases. 1. If the logs is in below format then it won't work. START // Start of Log INFO: NOTIFICATION\_ID,NOTIFICATION\_TYPE,NOTIFICATION\_DATE,ORDER\_REFERENCE,US\_ID,SIO\_ID,ORIGINAL\_ORDER\_REFERENCE,ACCESS\_QUOTE\_REF,PHONE,ADDRESS1,ADDRESS2,ADDRESS3,POSTAL\_CODE,CITY,STATE,COUNTRY Jun 05, 2017 6:45:07 AM sai.pollers.SaiPollerServlet info END // End of Log 83.149.9.216 - - [04/Jan/2015:05:13:44 +0000] "GET /presentations/logstash-monitorama-2013/plugin/highlight/highlight.js HTTP/1.1" 200 26185 "[http://semicomplete.com/presentations/logstash-monitorama-2013/](http://semicomplete.com/presentations/logstash-monitorama-2013/)" "Mozilla/5.0 83.149.9.216 - - [04/Jan/2015:05:13:44 +0000] "GET /presentations/logstash-monitorama-2013/plugin/highlight/highlight.js HTTP/1.1" 200 26185 "[http://semicomplete.com/presentations/logstash-monitorama-2013/](http://semicomplete.com/presentations/logstash-monitorama-2013/)" "Mozilla/5.0 START // Start of Log 83.149.9.216 - - [04/Jan/2015:05:13:42 +0000] "GET /presentations/logstash-monitorama-2013/ END // End of Log I doesn't need the line between END to START i.e; between end delimeter and start delimeter. 2)The name of delimeter is in my control. I can also do the same for both start as START and end as START. But this will also fail. START // Start of Log INFO: NOTIFICATION\_ID,NOTIFICATION\_TYPE,NOTIFICATION\_DATE,ORDER\_REFERENCE,US\_ID,SIO\_ID,ORIGINAL\_ORDER\_REFERENCE,ACCESS\_QUOTE\_REF,PHONE,ADDRESS1,ADDRESS2,ADDRESS3,POSTAL\_CODE,CITY,STATE,COUNTRY Jun 05, 2017 6:45:07 AM sai.pollers.SaiPollerServlet info START // End of Log 83.149.9.216 - - [04/Jan/2015:05:13:44 +0000] "GET /presentations/logstash-monitorama-2013/plugin/highlight/highlight.js HTTP/1.1" 200 26185 "[http://semicomplete.com/presentations/logstash-monitorama-2013/](http://semicomplete.com/presentations/logstash-monitorama-2013/)" "Mozilla/5.0 83.149.9.216 - - [04/Jan/2015:05:13:44 +0000] "GET /presentations/logstash-monitorama-2013/plugin/highlight/highlight.js HTTP/1.1" 200 26185 "[http://semicomplete.com/presentations/logstash-monitorama-2013/](http://semicomplete.com/presentations/logstash-monitorama-2013/)" "Mozilla/5.0 START // Start of Log 83.149.9.216 - - [04/Jan/2015:05:13:42 +0000] "GET /presentations/logstash-monitorama-2013/ START // End of Log Can you please suggest so that I can get the logs between start and end delimeters. Thanks, Anupam ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2017, 7:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-line-in-single-event/88739/7 "2017-07-12T07:16:27Z")
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