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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​

  1. Go to Elastic.

  2. Click My deployment.

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  3. Click Manage this deployment.

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  4. Click Security.

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  5. Click on Make security changes in Kibana.

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  6. Click API keys.

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  7. Click Create API key.

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  8. Copy your API key.

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Obtaining an API address​

  1. Go to Elastic.

  2. Click My deployment.

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  3. Click Copy endpoint.

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Creating your connection​

  1. In the Blink platform, navigate to the Connections page > Add connection. A New Connection dialog box opens displaying icons of external service providers available.
  2. Select the Elasticsearch icon. A dialog box with name of the connection and connection methods appear.
  3. (Optional) Edit the name of the connection. At a later stage you cannot edit the name.
  4. Select API Key as the method to create the connection.
  5. Fill in the parameters:
    • The API key
    • The API address
  6. (Optional) Click Test Connection to test it.
  7. Click Create connection. The new connection appears on the Connections page.