# Translate plugin using csv

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/translate-plugin-using-csv/174762>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [April 1, 2019, 10:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/translate-plugin-using-csv/174762 "2019-04-01T10:59:36Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 1, 2019, 12:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/translate-plugin-using-csv/174762/2 "2019-04-01T12:44:13Z")

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This is working as designed. The translate filter accepts a 2 column CSV. That sentence is trying to tell you that if you want multiple fields, you have to parse them out of the second column, which cannot be comma separated.

For example, you could use

```
key,field1|field2|field3

```

and then use a csv filter to split the second column.

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