# write-file

Write the payload field of events to path. Will be treated as binary when no encoding is specified.

Required:

• path: File path (supports ~ expansion)

Optional:

• encoding: Output encoding (utf8, ascii, base64)
• append: Append to file instead of overwriting

pipeline:
  write-file:
    config:
      path: ~/logs/output.log
      encoding: utf8
      append: true