Output plugins
An output plugin sends event data to a particular destination. Outputs are the final stage in the event pipeline.
The following output plugins are available below. For a list of Elastic supported plugins, please consult the Support Matrix.
| Plugin | Description | Github repository |
| app_search (deprecated) | [deprecated at Elastic Stack version 9.0.0 and plugin version 3.0.1] Sends events to Elastic App Search | logstash-integration-elastic_enterprise_search |
| boundary | Sends annotations to Boundary based on Logstash events | logstash-output-boundary |
| circonus | Sends annotations to Circonus based on Logstash events | logstash-output-circonus |
| cloudwatch | Aggregates and sends metric data to AWS CloudWatch | logstash-output-cloudwatch |
| csv | Writes events to disk in a delimited format | logstash-output-csv |
| datadog | Sends events to DataDogHQ based on Logstash events | logstash-output-datadog |
| datadog_metrics | Sends metrics to DataDogHQ based on Logstash events | logstash-output-datadog_metrics |
| dynatrace | Sends events to Dynatrace based on Logstash events | logstash-output-dynatrace |
| elastic_app_search (deprecated) | [deprecated at Elastic Stack version 9.0.0 and plugin version 3.0.1]Sends events to the Elastic App Search solution | logstash-integration-elastic_enterprise_search |
| elastic_workplace_search | Sends events to the Elastic Workplace Search solution | logstash-integration-elastic_enterprise_search |
| elasticsearch | Stores logs in Elasticsearch | logstash-output-elasticsearch |
| Sends email to a specified address when output is received | logstash-output-email | |
| exec | Runs a command for a matching event | logstash-output-exec |
| file | Writes events to files on disk | logstash-output-file |
| ganglia | Writes metrics to Ganglia’s gmond |
logstash-output-ganglia |
| gelf | Generates GELF formatted output for Graylog2 | logstash-output-gelf |
| google_bigquery | Writes events to Google BigQuery | logstash-output-google_bigquery |
| google_cloud_storage | Uploads log events to Google Cloud Storage | logstash-output-google_cloud_storage |
| google_pubsub | Uploads log events to Google Cloud Pubsub | logstash-output-google_pubsub |
| graphite | Writes metrics to Graphite | logstash-output-graphite |
| graphtastic | Sends metric data on Windows | logstash-output-graphtastic |
| http | Sends events to a generic HTTP or HTTPS endpoint | logstash-output-http |
| influxdb | Writes metrics to InfluxDB | logstash-output-influxdb |
| irc | Writes events to IRC | logstash-output-irc |
| java_stdout | Prints events to the STDOUT of the shell | core plugin |
| juggernaut | Pushes messages to the Juggernaut websockets server | logstash-output-juggernaut |
| kafka | Writes events to a Kafka topic | logstash-integration-kafka |
| librato | Sends metrics, annotations, and alerts to Librato based on Logstash events | logstash-output-librato |
| loggly | Ships logs to Loggly | logstash-output-loggly |
| logstash | Ships data to Logstash input on another Logstash instance | logstash-integration-logstash |
| lumberjack | Sends events using the lumberjack protocol |
logstash-output-lumberjack |
| metriccatcher | Writes metrics to MetricCatcher | logstash-output-metriccatcher |
| mongodb | Writes events to MongoDB | logstash-output-mongodb |
| nagios | Sends passive check results to Nagios | logstash-output-nagios |
| nagios_nsca | Sends passive check results to Nagios using the NSCA protocol | logstash-output-nagios_nsca |
| opentsdb | Writes metrics to OpenTSDB | logstash-output-opentsdb |
| pagerduty | Sends notifications based on preconfigured services and escalation policies | logstash-output-pagerduty |
| pipe | Pipes events to another program’s standard input | logstash-output-pipe |
| rabbitmq | Pushes events to a RabbitMQ exchange | logstash-integration-rabbitmq |
| redis | Sends events to a Redis queue using the RPUSH command |
logstash-output-redis |
| redmine | Creates tickets using the Redmine API | logstash-output-redmine |
| riak | Writes events to the Riak distributed key/value store | logstash-output-riak |
| riemann | Sends metrics to Riemann | logstash-output-riemann |
| s3 | Sends Logstash events to the Amazon Simple Storage Service | logstash-output-s3 |
| sink | Discards any events received | core plugin |
| sns | Sends events to Amazon’s Simple Notification Service | logstash-output-sns |
| solr_http | Stores and indexes logs in Solr | logstash-output-solr_http |
| sqs | Pushes events to an Amazon Web Services Simple Queue Service queue | logstash-output-sqs |
| statsd | Sends metrics using the statsd network daemon |
logstash-output-statsd |
| stdout | Prints events to the standard output | logstash-output-stdout |
| stomp | Writes events using the STOMP protocol | logstash-output-stomp |
| syslog | Sends events to a syslog server |
logstash-output-syslog |
| tcp | Writes events over a TCP socket | logstash-output-tcp |
| timber | Sends events to the Timber.io logging service | logstash-output-timber |
| udp | Sends events over UDP | logstash-output-udp |
| webhdfs | Sends Logstash events to HDFS using the webhdfs REST API |
logstash-output-webhdfs |
| websocket | Publishes messages to a websocket | logstash-output-websocket |
| workplace_search (deprecated) | [deprecated at Elastic Stack version 9.0.0 and plugin version 3.0.1] Sends events to Elastic Workplace Search | logstash-integration-elastic_enterprise_search |
| xmpp | Posts events over XMPP | logstash-output-xmpp |
| zabbix | Sends events to a Zabbix server | logstash-output-zabbix |