A codec plugin changes the data representation of an event. Codecs are essentially stream filters that can operate as part of an input or output.
The following codec plugins are available:
Elastic supported plugins
These plugins are maintained and supported by Elastic.
Plugin |
Description |
Github repository |
Reads serialized Avro records as Logstash events |
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Reads events from the |
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Sends 1 dot per event to |
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Reads the Elasticsearch bulk format into separate events, along with metadata |
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Reads the |
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Reads |
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Reads JSON formatted content, creating one event per element in a JSON array |
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Reads newline-delimited JSON |
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Reads line-oriented text data |
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Merges multiline messages into a single event |
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Reads plaintext with no delimiting between events |
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Applies the Ruby Awesome Print library to Logstash events |
Community supported plugins
These plugins are maintained and supported by the community. These plugins have met the Logstash development & testing criteria for integration. Contributors include Community Maintainers, the Logstash core team at Elastic, and the broader community.
Plugin |
Description |
Github repository |
Reads the ArcSight Common Event Format (CEF). |
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Reads AWS CloudFront reports |
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Reads AWS Cloudtrail events |
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Compresses events into spooled batches |
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Reads EDN format data |
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Reads newline-delimited EDN format data |
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Reads |
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Reads Netflow v5 and Netflow v9 data |
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Reads Nmap data in XML format |
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Reads Logstash JSON in the schema used by Logstash versions earlier than 1.2.0 |
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Provides backwards compatibility with earlier versions of S3 Output |