# Perform action when logstash is complete
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/perform-action-when-logstash-is-complete/82127
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [April 12, 2017, 9:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/perform-action-when-logstash-is-complete/82127 "2017-04-12T09:30:17Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@vinodMS](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vinodMS)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2017, 9:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/perform-action-when-logstash-is-complete/82127/1 "2017-04-12T09:30:17Z")
I'm currently using logstash to pipe data from MySQL and then index this data to elasticsearch.
I have python scripts that creates dynamic logstash configurations and creates subprocesses to run it. But since logstash runs as a subprocess it's not possible for me to know when it's complete. I do track the PIDs of each job but I'd like to perform a certain action when logstash is complete.
Is there any option available in logstash to perfrom post actions? for example update a table entry in mysql or simply execute a script?
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### Author:  [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2017, 6:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/perform-action-when-logstash-is-complete/82127/2 "2017-04-16T18:36:00Z")
> Is there any option available in logstash to perfrom post actions?
No, Logstash has no concept of "done".
Are you using the jdbc input?
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2017, 6:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/perform-action-when-logstash-is-complete/82127/3 "2017-05-14T18:41:24Z")
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