# Sending files through index?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sending-files-through-index/97336>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [August 17, 2017, 5:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sending-files-through-index/97336 "2017-08-17T05:23:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![DharaniKumar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@DharaniKumar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DharaniKumar)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 5:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sending-files-through-index/97336/1 "2017-08-17T05:23:36Z")

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Hi,  
Is there anyother way to send log files or other files to elasticsearch without using filebeat?

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 6:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sending-files-through-index/97336/2 "2017-08-17T06:14:01Z")

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Logstash can do it, otherwise anything that can interact with the APIs can.

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**Author:** ![DharaniKumar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@DharaniKumar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DharaniKumar)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 6:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sending-files-through-index/97336/3 "2017-08-17T06:17:45Z")

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Thanks for your reply @warkolm.  
Now i'm using filebeat index to send log file to ES, what i want to do is i need to send that log file to some other index not through filebeat index.  
Guide me for those steps @warkolm

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 6:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sending-files-through-index/97336/4 "2017-08-17T06:39:42Z")

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Oh right, then see [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/current/elasticsearch-output.html#\_index](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/current/elasticsearch-output.html#_index)

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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:** [September 14, 2017, 6:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sending-files-through-index/97336/5 "2017-09-14T06:40:23Z")

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