# Use Filebeat for CSV logs? **URL:** \ **Category:** Beats\ **Tags:** filebeat\ **Created:** [August 17, 2021, 4:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-filebeat-for-csv-logs/281722 "2021-08-17T16:06:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ChrisClem1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@ChrisClem1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ChrisClem1)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2021, 4:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-filebeat-for-csv-logs/281722/1 "2021-08-17T16:06:25Z")
I am new to elastic. I have many gigabytes of csv logs that I want to load into elastic. I assume that I use filebeat. What do I need to configure in filebeat apart from the path to the logs (/home/assessor/Desktop/auditlogs/\*csv) to get it to work? I've seen mentioned an ingestion pipeline, but as I am not familiar with ELK I'm not sure that is something that applies. Any help would be appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![legoguy1000](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/legoguy1000/32/54301_2.png) [@legoguy1000](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/legoguy1000)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2021, 12:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-filebeat-for-csv-logs/281722/2 "2021-08-18T12:21:51Z")
U can use the filebeat csv processor, [Decode CSV fields | Filebeat Reference [7.14] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/current/decode-csv-fields.html), or the elasticsearch ingest pipeline csv processor, [CSV processor | Elasticsearch Guide [7.14] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/csv-processor.html) to parse the fields. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2021, 2:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-filebeat-for-csv-logs/281722/3 "2021-09-15T14:22:38Z")
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