--- title: Output plugins description: 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... url: https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/output-plugins products: - Logstash applies_to: - Elastic Stack: Generally available --- # 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](https://www.elastic.co/support/matrix#show_logstash_plugins). | Plugin | Description | Github repository | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | [boundary](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-boundary) | Sends annotations to Boundary based on Logstash events | [logstash-output-boundary](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-boundary) | | [circonus](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-circonus) | Sends annotations to Circonus based on Logstash events | [logstash-output-circonus](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-circonus) | | [cloudwatch](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-cloudwatch) | Aggregates and sends metric data to AWS CloudWatch | [logstash-output-cloudwatch](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-cloudwatch) | | [csv](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-csv) | Writes events to disk in a delimited format | [logstash-output-csv](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-csv) | | [datadog](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-datadog) | Sends events to DataDogHQ based on Logstash events | [logstash-output-datadog](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-datadog) | | [datadog_metrics](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-datadog_metrics) | Sends metrics to DataDogHQ based on Logstash events | [logstash-output-datadog_metrics](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-datadog_metrics) | | [dynatrace](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-dynatrace) | Sends events to Dynatrace based on Logstash events | [logstash-output-dynatrace](https://github.com/dynatrace-oss/logstash-output-dynatrace) | | [elastic_workplace_search](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-elastic_workplace_search) | Sends events to the https://www.elastic.co/enterprise-search[Elastic Workplace Search] solution | [logstash-integration-elastic_enterprise_search](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-elastic_app_search) | | [elasticsearch](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-elasticsearch) | Stores logs in Elasticsearch | [logstash-output-elasticsearch](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-elasticsearch) | | [email](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-email) | Sends email to a specified address when output is received | [logstash-output-email](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-email) | | [exec](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-exec) | Runs a command for a matching event | [logstash-output-exec](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-exec) | | [file](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-file) | Writes events to files on disk | [logstash-output-file](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-file) | | [ganglia](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-ganglia) | Writes metrics to Ganglia's `gmond` | [logstash-output-ganglia](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-ganglia) | | [gelf](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-gelf) | Generates GELF formatted output for Graylog2 | [logstash-output-gelf](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-gelf) | | [google_bigquery](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-google_bigquery) | Writes events to Google BigQuery | [logstash-output-google_bigquery](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-google_bigquery) | | [google_cloud_storage](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-google_cloud_storage) | Uploads log events to Google Cloud Storage | [logstash-output-google_cloud_storage](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-google_cloud_storage) | | [google_pubsub](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-google_pubsub) | Uploads log events to Google Cloud Pubsub | [logstash-output-google_pubsub](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-google_pubsub) | | [graphite](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-graphite) | Writes metrics to Graphite | [logstash-output-graphite](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-graphite) | | [graphtastic](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-graphtastic) | Sends metric data on Windows | [logstash-output-graphtastic](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-graphtastic) | | [http](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-http) | Sends events to a generic HTTP or HTTPS endpoint | [logstash-output-http](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-http) | | [influxdb](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-influxdb) | Writes metrics to InfluxDB | [logstash-output-influxdb](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-influxdb) | | [irc](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-irc) | Writes events to IRC | [logstash-output-irc](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-irc) | | [java_stdout](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-java_stdout) | Prints events to the STDOUT of the shell | [core plugin](https://github.com/elastic/logstash/blob/master/logstash-core/src/main/java/org/logstash/plugins/outputs/Stdout.java) | | [juggernaut](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-juggernaut) | Pushes messages to the Juggernaut websockets server | [logstash-output-juggernaut](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-juggernaut) | | [kafka](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-kafka) | Writes events to a Kafka topic | [logstash-integration-kafka](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-integration-kafka) | | [librato](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-librato) | Sends metrics, annotations, and alerts to Librato based on Logstash events | [logstash-output-librato](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-librato) | | [loggly](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-loggly) | Ships logs to Loggly | [logstash-output-loggly](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-loggly) | | [logstash](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-logstash) | Ships data to Logstash input on another Logstash instance | [logstash-integration-logstash](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-integration-logstash) | | [lumberjack](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-lumberjack) | Sends events using the `lumberjack` protocol | [logstash-output-lumberjack](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-lumberjack) | | [metriccatcher](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-metriccatcher) | Writes metrics to MetricCatcher | [logstash-output-metriccatcher](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-metriccatcher) | | [mongodb](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-mongodb) | Writes events to MongoDB | [logstash-output-mongodb](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-mongodb) | | [nagios](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-nagios) | Sends passive check results to Nagios | [logstash-output-nagios](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-nagios) | | [nagios_nsca](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-nagios_nsca) | Sends passive check results to Nagios using the NSCA protocol | [logstash-output-nagios_nsca](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-nagios_nsca) | | [opentsdb](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-opentsdb) | Writes metrics to OpenTSDB | [logstash-output-opentsdb](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-opentsdb) | | [pagerduty](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-pagerduty) | Sends notifications based on preconfigured services and escalation policies | [logstash-output-pagerduty](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-pagerduty) | | [pipe](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-pipe) | Pipes events to another program's standard input | [logstash-output-pipe](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-pipe) | | [rabbitmq](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-rabbitmq) | Pushes events to a RabbitMQ exchange | [logstash-integration-rabbitmq](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-integration-rabbitmq) | | [redis](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-redis) | Sends events to a Redis queue using the `RPUSH` command | [logstash-output-redis](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-redis) | | [redmine](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-redmine) | Creates tickets using the Redmine API | [logstash-output-redmine](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-redmine) | | [riak](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-riak) | Writes events to the Riak distributed key/value store | [logstash-output-riak](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-riak) | | [riemann](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-riemann) | Sends metrics to Riemann | [logstash-output-riemann](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-riemann) | | [s3](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-s3) | Sends Logstash events to the Amazon Simple Storage Service | [logstash-output-s3](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-s3) | | [sink](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-sink) | Discards any events received | [core plugin](https://github.com/elastic/logstash/blob/master/logstash-core/src/main/java/org/logstash/plugins/outputs/Sink.java) | | [sns](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-sns) | Sends events to Amazon's Simple Notification Service | [logstash-output-sns](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-sns) | | [solr_http](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-solr_http) | Stores and indexes logs in Solr | [logstash-output-solr_http](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-solr_http) | | [sqs](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-sqs) | Pushes events to an Amazon Web Services Simple Queue Service queue | [logstash-output-sqs](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-sqs) | | [statsd](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-statsd) | Sends metrics using the `statsd` network daemon | [logstash-output-statsd](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-statsd) | | [stdout](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-stdout) | Prints events to the standard output | [logstash-output-stdout](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-stdout) | | [stomp](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-stomp) | Writes events using the STOMP protocol | [logstash-output-stomp](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-stomp) | | [syslog](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-syslog) | Sends events to a `syslog` server | [logstash-output-syslog](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-syslog) | | [tcp](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-tcp) | Writes events over a TCP socket | [logstash-output-tcp](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-tcp) | | [timber](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-timber) | Sends events to the Timber.io logging service | [logstash-output-timber](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-timber) | | [udp](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-udp) | Sends events over UDP | [logstash-output-udp](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-udp) | | [webhdfs](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-webhdfs) | Sends Logstash events to HDFS using the `webhdfs` REST API | [logstash-output-webhdfs](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-webhdfs) | | [websocket](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-websocket) | Publishes messages to a websocket | [logstash-output-websocket](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-websocket) | | [xmpp](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-xmpp) | Posts events over XMPP | [logstash-output-xmpp](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-xmpp) | | [zabbix](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/plugins/plugins-outputs-zabbix) | Sends events to a Zabbix server | [logstash-output-zabbix](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-zabbix) |