# Unable to parse the apache error logs

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-parse-the-apache-error-logs/156339>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [November 12, 2018, 7:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-parse-the-apache-error-logs/156339 "2018-11-12T19:05:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nithani25](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nithani25/32/33457_2.png) [@Nithani25](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Nithani25)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2018, 7:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-parse-the-apache-error-logs/156339/1 "2018-11-12T19:05:54Z")

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Hi Team,  
I am try to parse some set of apache access and error logs via filebeat input logs, although i am successfull in getting the apache logs in kibana, i am not getting any apache error messages in the kibana. I am pasting my filebeat.yml and logstash for reference.

## filebeat.yml

```
#=========================== Filebeat inputs =============================

filebeat.inputs:

- type: log

  enabled: true

  paths:
    - /opt/apache/logs/error_log*

  fields:
    log_type: apache_error
    log_env: dev
  fields_under_root: true

- type: log

  enabled: true

  paths:
    - /opt/apache/logs/access_log*
  fields:
    log_type: apache_access
    log_env: dev
  fields_under_root: true

#============================= Filebeat modules ===============================

filebeat.config.modules:
  # Glob pattern for configuration loading
  path: ${path.config}/modules.d/*.yml

  # Set to true to enable config reloading
  reload.enabled: false

  # Period on which files under path should be checked for changes
  #reload.period: 10s

#----------------------------- Logstash output --------------------------------
output.logstash:
  # The Logstash hosts
  hosts: ["localhost:5072"]

```

* * *

## logstash.conf

```
input {
  beats {
    port => 5070
        }
  beats {
    port => 5071
        }
  beats {
    port => 5072
        }
}
filter {
  if [log_type] == "apache_access" {
      grok {
        match => { "message" => ["%{NUMBER:[apache2][access][response_time]} %{IPORHOST:[apache2][access][remote_ip]} - %{DATA:[apache2][access][user_name]} \[%{HTTPDATE:[apache2][access][timestamp]}\] %{NUMBER:[apache2][access][last_byte]} \"%{WORD:[apache2][access][method]} %{DATA:[apache2][access][url]} HTTP/%{NUMBER:[apache2][access][http_version]}\" %{NUMBER:[apache2][access][response_code]} %{DATA:[apache2][access][body_sent][bytes]}( \"%{DATA:[apache2][access][referrer]}\")?( \"%{DATA:[apache2][access][agent]}\")? %{GREEDYDATA:unwantedline}","%{NUMBER:[apache2][access][response_time]} %{IPORHOST:[apache2][access][remote_ip]} - %{DATA:[apache2][access][user_name]} \[%{HTTPDATE:[apache2][access][timestamp]}\] \"%{WORD:[apache2][access][method]} %{DATA:[apache2][access][url]} HTTP/%{NUMBER:[apache2][access][http_version]}\" %{NUMBER:[apache2][access][response_code]} %{DATA:[apache2][access][body_sent][bytes]}( \"%{DATA:[apache2][access][referrer]}\")?( \"%{DATA:[apache2][access][agent]}\")? %{GREEDYDATA:unwantedline}" ] }
        overwrite => ["message"]
      }
      mutate {
        add_field => { "read_timestamp" => "%{@timestamp}" }
      }
      date {
        match => ["[apache2][access][timestamp]", "dd/MMM/YYYY:H:m:s Z" ]
        remove_field => "[apache2][access][timetamp]"
      }
      useragent {
        source => "[apache2][access][agent]"
        target => "[apache2][access][user_agent]"
        remove_field => "[apache2][access][agent]"
               }
      if "_grokparsefailure" in [tags] {
        drop { }
           }
    }
    else if [log_type] == "apache_error" {
      grok {
        match => { "message" => ["\[%{APACHE_TIME:[apache][error][timestamp]}\] \[%{LOGLEVEL:[apache][error][level]}\]( \[client %{IPORHOST:[apache][error][client]}\])? %{GREEDYDATA:[apache][error][message]}",
          "\[%{APACHE_TIME:[apache][error][timestamp]}\] \[%{DATA:[apache][error][module]}:%{LOGLEVEL:[apache][error][level]}\] \[pid %{NUMBER:[apache][error][pid]}(:tid %{NUMBER:[apache][error][tid]})?\]( \[client %{IPORHOST:[apache][error][client]}\])? %{GREEDYDATA:[apache][error][message1]}" ] }
        pattern_definitions => {
          "APACHE_TIME" => "%{DAY} %{MONTH} %{MONTHDAY} %{TIME} %{YEAR}"
        }
        overwrite => ["message"]
      }
      mutate {
        rename => { "[apache][error][message1]" => "[apache][error][message]" }
      }
      date {
        match => ["[apache][error][timestamp]", "EEE MMM dd H:m:s YYYY", "EEE MMM dd H:m:s.SSSSSS YYYY" ]
        remove_field => "[apache][error][timestamp]"
           }
      if "_grokparsefailure" in [tags] {
        drop { }
           }
    }
}
output {
  if [log_type] in ["apache_access" , "apache_error"] {
  elasticsearch {
    hosts => ["localhost:9200"]
    manage_template => false
    user => "logstash_user"
    password => "xxxxxx"
    index => "apache-%{log_env}-%{+YYYY.MM.dd}"
      }
   }
  stdout { codec => rubydebug }
}
```

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**Author:** ![tomass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6de8d8/32.png) [@tomass](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tomass)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2018, 3:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-parse-the-apache-error-logs/156339/2 "2018-11-15T15:38:53Z")

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Considering you have

> ```
> if "_grokparsefailure" in [tags] {
> drop { }
> }
> 
> ```

in your logstash configuration I would assume that grok patterns does not match your error messages so they get dropped. Did you try to test them in Kibana's grok debugger?

I would suggest to remove this configuration part and then you can search for tags:"\_grokparsefailure" in kibana to find messages not matching your patterns and fix patterns.

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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:** [December 13, 2018, 3:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-parse-the-apache-error-logs/156339/3 "2018-12-13T15:38:59Z")

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