# Unable to use if condition in logstash output section

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-use-if-condition-in-logstash-output-section/179289>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [May 2, 2019, 6:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-use-if-condition-in-logstash-output-section/179289 "2019-05-02T06:43:31Z")\
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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:** [May 2, 2019, 6:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-use-if-condition-in-logstash-output-section/179289/1 "2019-05-02T06:43:31Z")

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Hi Team,  
I am using file to inject two types of logs available on the same server via tcp port communication, since the log source is different i want two different indices to be created from logstash, which i am not able to achieve. I am copying my output section for your reference. need help on this.

## Logstash output:

```
output {
  if [log_source] in ["califfornia" , "newyork", "losangeles"] {
   elasticsearch {
        hosts => ["XXXXXXXXx:9200"]
        user => "yyyyyyyyyy"
        password => "ppppppp"
        index => "usregion-log-%{log_source}-%{+YYYY.MM.dd}"
       }
  else if [log_source] in ["england" , "india", "pakistan"] {
   elasticsearch {
        hosts => ["XXXXXXXXx:9200"]
        user => "yyyyyyyyyy"
        password => "ppppppp"
        index => "intlregion-log-%{log_source}-%{+YYYY.MM.dd}"
       }  
    }
  stdout { codec => rubydebug }
}
```

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2019, 6:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-use-if-condition-in-logstash-output-section/179289/2 "2019-05-02T06:59:42Z")

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What is the output to stout? Do you have the field you are using defined?

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**Author:** ![BennyInc](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bennyinc/32/21751_2.png) [@BennyInc](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/BennyInc)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2019, 7:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-use-if-condition-in-logstash-output-section/179289/3 "2019-05-02T07:05:39Z")

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It looks like your first if statement is missing a closing bracket before the else?

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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:** [May 30, 2019, 7:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-use-if-condition-in-logstash-output-section/179289/4 "2019-05-30T07:20:41Z")

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