---
title: Es_bulk codec plugin v3.0.8
description: Plugin version: v3.0.8, Released on: 2019-05-01, 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/v3-0-8-plugins-codecs-es_bulk
products:
  - Logstash
applies_to:
  - Elastic Stack: Generally available
---

# Es_bulk codec plugin v3.0.8
- Plugin version: v3.0.8
- Released on: 2019-05-01
- [Changelog](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-codec-es_bulk/blob/v3.0.8/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](https://www.elastic.co/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.

## Codec settings in the `logstash-input-http` plugin

The [input-http](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/plugins-inputs-http.html) plugin has two configuration options for codecs: `codec` and `additional_codecs`.
Values in `additional_codecs` are prioritized over those specified in the `codec` option. That is, the default `codec` is applied only if no codec for the request’s content-type is found in the `additional_codecs` setting.