Elasticsearch
Elasticsearch is a distributed search and analytics engine used for log analytics, full-text search, security intelligence, business analytics, and operational intelligence use cases.
Creating an Elasticsearch connection
To create the connection you need:
- An API key
- An API address
Obtaining the credentials
Obtaining an API key
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Go to Elastic.
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Click My deployment.
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Click Manage this deployment.
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Click Security.
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Click on Make security changes in Kibana.
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Click API keys.
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Click Create API key.
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Copy your API key.
Obtaining an API address
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Go to Elastic.
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Click My deployment.
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Click Copy endpoint.
Creating your connection
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In the Blink platform, navigate to the Connections page > Add connection. A New Connection dialog box opens displaying icons of external service providers available.
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Select the Elasticsearch icon. A dialog box with name of the connection and connection methods appear.
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(Optional) Edit the name of the connection. At a later stage you cannot edit the name.
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Select API Key as the method to create the connection.
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Fill in the parameters:
- The API key
- The API address
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(Optional) Click Test Connection to test it.
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Click Create connection. The new connection appears on the Connections page.
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