# Read input from http request

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/read-input-from-http-request/142273>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [July 31, 2018, 4:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/read-input-from-http-request/142273 "2018-07-31T04:56:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![jibinoosae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/858c86/32.png) [@jibinoosae](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jibinoosae)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2018, 4:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/read-input-from-http-request/142273/1 "2018-07-31T04:56:23Z")

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Hi ,

I want to read input from a http request which give response as json

can anyone help me to do witha simple example

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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2018, 6:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/read-input-from-http-request/142273/2 "2018-08-02T06:11:19Z")

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Have a look at the http\_poller plugin. Its documentation contains an example.

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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:** [August 30, 2018, 6:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/read-input-from-http-request/142273/3 "2018-08-30T06:11:23Z")

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