# Send custom data to Elastic

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/send-custom-data-to-elastic/299060>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** beats-development\
**Created:** [March 8, 2022, 9:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/send-custom-data-to-elastic/299060 "2022-03-08T09:31:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![nfeliciano](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e47c2d/32.png) [@nfeliciano](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nfeliciano)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2022, 9:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/send-custom-data-to-elastic/299060/1 "2022-03-08T09:31:41Z")

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Hello,  
I've been using metricbeat to monitor machine standard values successfully, like cpu memory and io. I can plot the values on the Kibana dashboards.  
Now I also want to send application custom data. I can extract that data from the application, but I don't know how I can send it to Elastic, so that I can get it on the dashboards.  
Custom module with Metric Beat? Custom beat? New Elastic Package? Other?

In my mind I imagine that if I had a file that had the structured data there would be a module from metricbeat that would read that file and send the data to Elastic. But maybe I am too optimistic.

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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:** [April 5, 2022, 11:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/send-custom-data-to-elastic/299060/2 "2022-04-05T11:32:09Z")

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