# Number of file handles spikes up temporarily

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/number-of-file-handles-spikes-up-temporarily/202340>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [October 4, 2019, 12:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/number-of-file-handles-spikes-up-temporarily/202340 "2019-10-04T12:34:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![amitavmohanty01](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/amitavmohanty01/32/58017_2.png) [@amitavmohanty01](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/amitavmohanty01)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2019, 12:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/number-of-file-handles-spikes-up-temporarily/202340/1 "2019-10-04T12:34:56Z")

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Looking at over a week of running Filebeat, I am finding sudden spikes in the number of file handles in Filebeat. The number of handles nearly doubles instantaneously. The number remains the same over some time and comes down to normal sharply.

 ![16%20PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/f/5/f5e7ed68809cafc8d00e27585f074aeac9e5ea6f.png)

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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:** [November 1, 2019, 12:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/number-of-file-handles-spikes-up-temporarily/202340/2 "2019-11-01T12:35:00Z")

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