# Shows invalid json on error

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/shows-invalid-json-on-error/99723>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Created:** [September 7, 2017, 12:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/shows-invalid-json-on-error/99723 "2017-09-07T12:35:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![ntviet18](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ntviet18/32/24565_2.png) [@ntviet18](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ntviet18)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2017, 12:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/shows-invalid-json-on-error/99723/1 "2017-09-07T12:35:47Z")

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I am using Filebeat ELK integration.  
When Filebeat failed to parse a json object, it leaves only an error of type `json_error=Error decoding JSON: invalid character '{' after array element`  
How can I show the original object which Filebeat failed to parse?

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**Author:** ![steffens](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/steffens/32/79630_2.png) [@steffens](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/steffens)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2017, 11:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/shows-invalid-json-on-error/99723/2 "2017-09-08T11:32:12Z")

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The offending line is skipped right now. Feel free to add an enhancement request (or PR) to print the offending line in the filebeat logs: [https://github.com/elastic/beats/issues](https://github.com/elastic/beats/issues)

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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 28, 2017, 12:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/shows-invalid-json-on-error/99723/3 "2017-09-28T12:42:34Z")

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