# Not able to parse custom logs having multi line xml

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-parse-custom-logs-having-multi-line-xml/107743>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [November 15, 2017, 12:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-parse-custom-logs-having-multi-line-xml/107743 "2017-11-15T12:23:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![guyboertje](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/guyboertje/32/31592_2.png) [@guyboertje](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/guyboertje)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2017, 8:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-parse-custom-logs-having-multi-line-xml/107743/5 "2017-11-16T08:59:52Z")

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Use Filebeat multiline. See this thread [Input Json file](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/input-json-file/107781/5)

Its about JSON but the same pitfalls apply to XML.

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