---
title: Es_bulk codec plugin v3.0.5
description: Plugin version: v3.0.5, Released on: 2017-08-15, Changelog. For other versions, see the overview list. To learn more about Logstash, see the Logstash...
url: https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v3-0-5-plugins-codecs-es_bulk
products:
  - Logstash
applies_to:
  - Elastic Stack: Generally available
---

# Es_bulk codec plugin v3.0.5
- Plugin version: v3.0.5
- Released on: 2017-08-15
- [Changelog](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-codec-es_bulk/blob/v3.0.5/CHANGELOG.md)

For other versions, see the [overview list](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/codec-es_bulk-index).
To learn more about Logstash, see the [Logstash Reference](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/index.html).

## Getting help

For questions about the plugin, open a topic in the [Discuss](http://discuss.elastic.co) forums. For bugs or feature requests, open an issue in [Github](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-codec-es_bulk). For the list of Elastic supported plugins, please consult the [Elastic Support Matrix](https://www.elastic.co/support/matrix#matrix_logstash_plugins).

## Description

This codec will decode the [Elasticsearch bulk format](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/docs-bulk.html) into individual events, plus metadata into the `@metadata` field.
Encoding is not supported at this time as the Elasticsearch output submits Logstash events in bulk format.