# Wrapping CSV Output Fields in Quotes

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/wrapping-csv-output-fields-in-quotes/212049>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [December 16, 2019, 7:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/wrapping-csv-output-fields-in-quotes/212049 "2019-12-16T19:19:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Mohammad\_Etemad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mohammad_etemad/32/42444_2.png) [@Mohammad\_Etemad](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mohammad_Etemad)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2019, 7:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/wrapping-csv-output-fields-in-quotes/212049/1 "2019-12-16T19:19:17Z")

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Hi all,

I am using the csv output for my logstash, but I want to have each field wrapped in quotes. So now I have the output as:

filed1Value,field2Value,field3Value

but I want the output to be:

"filed1Value","field2Value","field3Value"

My code in the conf file is:

```
output {
  csv {
    path => "/usr/share/logstash/${HOSTNAME}-%{+yyyy-MM-dd.HH-mm-ss}.log"
    fields => ["Field1", "Field2", "Field3"]
  }
}

```

Can this be achieved?

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**Author:** ![Badger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/badger/32/25190_2.png) [@Badger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Badger)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2019, 7:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/wrapping-csv-output-fields-in-quotes/212049/2 "2019-12-16T19:43:16Z")

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> [@Mohammad\_Etemad](#):
>
> Can this be achieved?

Yes, add this option to your csv output....

```
csv_options => { "force_quotes" => true }

```

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**Author:** ![Mohammad\_Etemad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mohammad_etemad/32/42444_2.png) [@Mohammad\_Etemad](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mohammad_Etemad)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2019, 7:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/wrapping-csv-output-fields-in-quotes/212049/3 "2019-12-16T19:44:36Z")

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> [@Badger](#):
>
> ```auto
> csv_options => { "force_quotes" => true }
> 
> ```

Thank you so much. I did not find this anywhere in the documentation. It works!

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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:** [January 13, 2020, 7:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/wrapping-csv-output-fields-in-quotes/212049/4 "2020-01-13T19:44:41Z")

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