# More than one \[\[inputs.file\]\] with csv input format

**URL:** <https://community.influxdata.com/t/more-than-one-inputs-file-with-csv-input-format/14177>\
**Category:** Telegraf\
**Tags:** telegraf\
**Created:** [May 4, 2020, 11:24pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/more-than-one-inputs-file-with-csv-input-format/14177 "2020-05-04T23:24:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![rumekintun](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/community.influxdata.com/rumekintun/32/4675_2.png) [@rumekintun](https://community.influxdata.com/u/rumekintun)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2020, 11:24pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/more-than-one-inputs-file-with-csv-input-format/14177/1 "2020-05-04T23:24:52Z")

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Dear All …

Can I have more than one instance of [[inputs.file]] in csv input format?  
I have three different types of csv files to plot…

thanks in advance …

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**Author:** ![Anaisdg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/community.influxdata.com/anaisdg/32/6401_2.png) [@Anaisdg](https://community.influxdata.com/u/Anaisdg)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2020, 4:16pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/more-than-one-inputs-file-with-csv-input-format/14177/2 "2020-05-08T16:16:55Z")

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@rumekintun,  
Absolutely you can! However, it’s worth noting that if you plan to write to multiple instances/different datastores it’s a lot easier to just run multiple telegrafs each configured with an input and output instead of using [filtering](https://docs.influxdata.com/telegraf/v1.14/administration/configuration/#measurement-filtering). \<–but filtering is worth knowing about 🙂

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/uploads/influxdata/original/3X/2/f/2feb065bdfd5e4b7728243aa3b9192ad3e8447c1.png) [@system](https://community.influxdata.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2020, 5:16pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/more-than-one-inputs-file-with-csv-input-format/14177/3 "2020-05-08T17:16:59Z")

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