# Passing input values to logstash from external file
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/passing-input-values-to-logstash-from-external-file/139766
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [July 12, 2018, 1:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/passing-input-values-to-logstash-from-external-file/139766 "2018-07-12T13:34:37Z")
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### Author:  [@Gauti](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Gauti)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2018, 1:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/passing-input-values-to-logstash-from-external-file/139766/1 "2018-07-12T13:34:37Z")
Hi All,
I have been trying to use logstash http\_poller method to fetch data from one of my source.
The plan is to pull data from a restapi source which requires an URL, user ccredentials i was able to pass these two fields in the config file itself.
For a successful data retrieval i need to pass an input value as well, when i put the values in a path i'm getting error like **"Unknown setting 'path' for http\_poller"**
**Here is my config file:**
input {
http\_poller {
urls =\> {
url =\> "[https://pilot.nanoheal.com/DashboardAPI/api/asset/getBasicInfo](https://pilot.nanoheal.com/DashboardAPI/api/asset/getBasicInfo)"
}
request\_timeout =\> 60
proxy =\> { host =\> "10.1.1.2" port =\> "9999" scheme =\> "http"}
user =\> "\*\*\*\*\*\*"
password =\> "\*\*\*\*\*_"
schedule =\> { cron =\> "_ \* \* \* \*"}
path =\> ["/usr/share/logstash/bin/config/inputnanoheal.json"]
start\_position =\> "beginning"
sincedb\_path =\> "/dev/null"
codec =\> "json"
metadata\_target =\> "http\_poller\_metadata"
}
}
#filter
# {
# split
# {
# field =\> "result"
# }
#}
output {
# elasticsearch {
# hosts =\> ["10.2.1.1:9200"]
# index =\> "snow"
# }
stdout {
codec =\> json
}
}
**inputnanoheal.json** : This file has the inputs to be passed.
Any advice please.
Thanks
Gauti
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### Author:  [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2018, 2:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/passing-input-values-to-logstash-from-external-file/139766/2 "2018-07-12T14:37:13Z")
And inputnanoheal.json would contain the body of the HTTP request? That's not supported, see [https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-input-http\_poller/issues/61](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-input-http_poller/issues/61).
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### Author:  [@Gauti](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Gauti)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2018, 2:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/passing-input-values-to-logstash-from-external-file/139766/3 "2018-07-12T14:56:47Z")
@magnusbaeck This is the input value which inputnanoheal.json has
'{"scop":"ServiceTag","scopvalue":"LAPTOP"}'
Is there any way to pass this inside the config file itself? any advice on how to proceed in this situation?
Thanks
Gauti
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### Author:  [@Gauti](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Gauti)
#### Post date: [July 17, 2018, 1:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/passing-input-values-to-logstash-from-external-file/139766/4 "2018-07-17T13:31:19Z")
hi @Rom1 have gone through you post in the below link where you succeeded running a curl command through logstash, can you please share your config file or an example of config file.
I'm got stuck in executing a curl command through logstash.
Your Post : [Http\_poller with kerberos / NTLM authentication](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/http-poller-with-kerberos-ntlm-authentication/62867)
Thanks
Gauti
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### Author:  [@Gauti](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Gauti)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2018, 2:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/passing-input-values-to-logstash-from-external-file/139766/5 "2018-07-18T14:23:29Z")
Any help here please ☹
Thanks
Gauti
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 15, 2018, 2:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/passing-input-values-to-logstash-from-external-file/139766/6 "2018-08-15T14:23:31Z")
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