:type: stdin

[id="{beatname_lc}-input-{type}"]
=== Stdin input

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<titleabbrev>Stdin</titleabbrev>
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Use the `stdin` input to read events from standard in.

Note: This input cannot be run at the same time with other input types.

Example configuration:

["source","yaml",subs="attributes"]
----
{beatname_lc}.inputs:
- type: stdin
----

[[stdin-input-options]]
==== Configuration options

The `stdin` input supports the following configuration options plus the
<<{beatname_lc}-input-{type}-common-options>> described later.

include::../inputs/input-common-harvester-options.asciidoc[]

[id="{beatname_lc}-input-{type}-common-options"]
include::../inputs/input-common-options.asciidoc[]

:type!: