diff --git a/lib/fluent/plugin/filter_parser.rb b/lib/fluent/plugin/filter_parser.rb
index e9c03fd944..f15c8568ec 100644
--- a/lib/fluent/plugin/filter_parser.rb
+++ b/lib/fluent/plugin/filter_parser.rb
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ def filter_with_time(tag, time, record)
                 end
             @accessor.delete(record) if @remove_key_name_field
             r = handle_parsed(tag, record, t, values)
+            # Note: If the parser returns multiple records from one raw_value,
+            # this returns only the first one record.
+            # Essentially, we should use `yield` here, but it is difficult with
+            # the current Filter structure.
             return t, r
           else
             if @emit_invalid_record_to_error
diff --git a/lib/fluent/plugin/in_http.rb b/lib/fluent/plugin/in_http.rb
index e738f2db69..92148fd8a2 100644
--- a/lib/fluent/plugin/in_http.rb
+++ b/lib/fluent/plugin/in_http.rb
@@ -203,54 +203,24 @@ def on_request(path_info, params)
       begin
         path = path_info[1..-1]  # remove /
         tag = path.split('/').join('.')
-        record_time, record = parse_params(params)
 
-        # Skip nil record
-        if record.nil?
-          log.debug { "incoming event is invalid: path=#{path_info} params=#{params.to_json}" }
-          if @respond_with_empty_img
-            return RESPONSE_IMG
-          else
-            if @use_204_response
-              return RESPONSE_204
-            else
-              return RESPONSE_200
-            end
+        mes = Fluent::MultiEventStream.new
+        parse_params(params) do |record_time, record|
+          if record.nil?
+            log.debug { "incoming event is invalid: path=#{path_info} params=#{params.to_json}" }
+            next
           end
-        end
 
-        mes = nil
-        # Support batched requests
-        if record.is_a?(Array)
-          mes = Fluent::MultiEventStream.new
-          record.each do |single_record|
-            add_params_to_record(single_record, params)
-
-            if param_time = params['time']
-              param_time = param_time.to_f
-              single_time = param_time.zero? ? Fluent::EventTime.now : @float_time_parser.parse(param_time)
-            elsif @custom_parser
-              single_time = @custom_parser.parse_time(single_record)
-              single_time, single_record = @custom_parser.convert_values(single_time, single_record)
-            else
-              single_time = convert_time_field(single_record)
-            end
-
-            mes.add(single_time, single_record)
-          end
-        else
           add_params_to_record(record, params)
 
           time = if param_time = params['time']
                    param_time = param_time.to_f
                    param_time.zero? ? Fluent::EventTime.now : @float_time_parser.parse(param_time)
                  else
-                   if record_time.nil?
-                     convert_time_field(record)
-                   else
-                     record_time
-                   end
+                   record_time.nil? ? convert_time_field(record) : record_time
                  end
+
+          mes.add(time, record)
         end
       rescue => e
         if @dump_error_log
@@ -261,11 +231,7 @@ def on_request(path_info, params)
 
       # TODO server error
       begin
-        if mes
-          router.emit_stream(tag, mes)
-        else
-          router.emit(tag, time, record)
-        end
+        router.emit_stream(tag, mes) unless mes.empty?
       rescue => e
         if @dump_error_log
           log.error "failed to emit data", error: e
@@ -308,20 +274,27 @@ def on_server_connect(conn)
     def parse_params_default(params)
       if msgpack = params['msgpack']
         @parser_msgpack.parse(msgpack) do |_time, record|
-          return nil, record
+          if record.is_a?(Array)
+            # TODO: Temporarily supporting this case for compatibility.
+            # We should not consider this case here.
+            # We should fix MessagePackParser so that it doesn't return Array.
+            record.each do |single_record|
+              yield nil, single_record
+            end
+          else
+            yield nil, record
+          end
         end
       elsif js = params['json']
         @parser_json.parse(js) do |_time, record|
-          return nil, record
+          yield nil, record
         end
       elsif ndjson = params['ndjson']
-        events = []
         ndjson.split(/\r?\n/).each do |js|
           @parser_json.parse(js) do |_time, record|
-            events.push(record)
+            yield nil, record
           end
         end
-        return nil, events
       else
         raise "'json', 'ndjson' or 'msgpack' parameter is required"
       end
@@ -329,10 +302,9 @@ def parse_params_default(params)
 
     def parse_params_with_parser(params)
       if content = params[EVENT_RECORD_PARAMETER]
-        @custom_parser.parse(content) { |time, record|
-          raise "Received event is not #{@format_name}: #{content}" if record.nil?
-          return time, record
-        }
+        @custom_parser.parse(content) do |time, record|
+          yield time, record
+        end
       else
         raise "'#{EVENT_RECORD_PARAMETER}' parameter is required"
       end
diff --git a/lib/fluent/plugin/parser_json.rb b/lib/fluent/plugin/parser_json.rb
index 829aa4b72a..4b365bcaa5 100644
--- a/lib/fluent/plugin/parser_json.rb
+++ b/lib/fluent/plugin/parser_json.rb
@@ -70,16 +70,31 @@ def configure_json_parser(name)
       end
 
       def parse(text)
-        record = @load_proc.call(text)
-        time = parse_time(record)
-        if @execute_convert_values
-          time, record = convert_values(time, record)
+        parsed_json = @load_proc.call(text)
+
+        if parsed_json.is_a?(Hash)
+          yield parse_one_record(parsed_json)
+        elsif parsed_json.is_a?(Array)
+          parsed_json.each do |record|
+            unless record.is_a?(Hash)
+              yield nil, nil
+              next
+            end
+            yield parse_one_record(record)
+          end
+        else
+          yield nil, nil
         end
-        yield time, record
+
       rescue @error_class, EncodingError # EncodingError is for oj 3.x or later
         yield nil, nil
       end
 
+      def parse_one_record(record)
+        time = parse_time(record)
+        convert_values(time, record)
+      end
+
       def parser_type
         :text
       end
diff --git a/test/plugin/test_parser_json.rb b/test/plugin/test_parser_json.rb
index 19c45402d1..2c90cc71b8 100644
--- a/test/plugin/test_parser_json.rb
+++ b/test/plugin/test_parser_json.rb
@@ -135,4 +135,60 @@ def test_yajl_parse_io_with_buffer_smaller_than_input
       end
     end
   end
+
+  sub_test_case "various record pattern" do
+    data("Only string", { record: '"message"', expected: [nil] }, keep: true)
+    data("Only string without quotation", { record: "message", expected: [nil] }, keep: true)
+    data("Only number", { record: "0", expected: [nil] }, keep: true)
+    data(
+      "Array of Hash",
+      {
+        record: '[{"k1": 1}, {"k2": 2}]',
+        expected: [{"k1" => 1}, {"k2" => 2}]
+      },
+      keep: true,
+    )
+    data(
+      "Array of both Hash and invalid",
+      {
+        record: '[{"k1": 1}, "string", {"k2": 2}, 0]',
+        expected: [{"k1" => 1}, nil, {"k2" => 2}, nil]
+      },
+      keep: true,
+    )
+    data(
+      "Array of all invalid",
+      {
+        record: '["string", 0, [{"k": 0}]]',
+        expected: [nil, nil, nil]
+      },
+      keep: true,
+    )
+    def test_oj(data)
+      i = 0
+      @parser.configure('json_parser' => "oj")
+      @parser.instance.parse(data[:record]) { |time, record|
+        assert_equal(data[:expected][i], record)
+        i += 1
+      }
+    end
+
+    def test_yajl(data)
+      i = 0
+      @parser.configure('json_parser' => "yajl")
+      @parser.instance.parse(data[:record]) { |time, record|
+        assert_equal(data[:expected][i], record)
+        i += 1
+      }
+    end
+
+    def test_json(json)
+      i = 0
+      @parser.configure('json_parser' => "json")
+      @parser.instance.parse(data[:record]) { |time, record|
+        assert_equal(data[:expected][i], record)
+        i += 1
+      }
+    end
+  end
 end